ICI inspects Cebu flood control projects

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Monday announced that it inspected eight flood control projects in Cebu on Sunday, days after it was ravaged by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi).

According to the ICI, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said that some of the projects were implemented by the top 15 contractors mentioned by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

It  said that the inspection covered projects in the following areas:

• Barangay Tabok, Mandaue City, along the Butuanon River
• Barangay Alang-alang, Mandaue City, along the Butuanon River
• Barangay Tamiao, Municipality of Compostela
• Purok Gemelina, Municipality of Compostela
• Barangay Cotcot, Municipality of Liloan
• Salinas Drive, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City
• Mananga Bridge, Talisay City
• Dumlog Bridge, Barangay Biasong, Talisay City

The inspection was led by ICI special adviser General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. 

He was joined by DPWH Undersecretary Arthur Bisnar; Engineers Mark Gerson Baril, Divino Nabe, Joary Cervantes, Amernedhamie Macapaar; Armed Forces Army Engineering Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Paler; and Police Brigadier General Redrico Maranan.

“Engineers from the DPWH Central Office, AFP and PNP remained in the Province of Cebu after the inspection to verify whether the required specifications were properly set and met,” the ICI said in a statement.

Typhoon Tino made landfalls over Silago, Southern Leyte; Borbon, Cebu; and Sagay City, Negros Occidental on November 4.

Data from the Office of the Civil Defense showed that the death toll due to Tino climbed to 269, of which 150 were recorded in Cebu. —Joahna Lei Casilao/RF, GMA Integrated News