Marcos directs DPWH to coordinate with QC gov't on flood control master plan

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to coordinate with the Quezon City government regarding the city’s flood control master plan after several areas experienced flooding amid continued rains.

“Ipinagutos din ng pangulo sa DPWH na makipagugnayan sa lokal na pamahalaan ng QC upang maiayon ang flood control master plan ng lungsod upang lalo pang bumilis ang paghupa ng baha sa lugar,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.

(The President also ordered the DPWH to coordinate with the Quezon City local government to align the city’s flood control master plan to further speed up the receding of floodwaters in the area.)

PAGASA earlier said that Tropical Depression Neneng has maintained its strength as it moves northwestward and is forecasted to intensify the weeks-long Southwest Monsoon in several areas.

Meanwhile, Castro said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has intensified its monitoring operations.

“Sa tulong ng estero rangers at river warriors ng DENR, at partner organizations, mas lalo pang pinaigting ng DENR, sa pangunguna ni Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna, ang pag lilinis at pagbabantay sa mga ilog, estero, drainage system, at baybaying lugar,” she said.

(With the help of the DENR’s estero rangers and river warriors, as well as partner organizations, the DENR, led by Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna, further intensified the cleaning and monitoring of rivers, esteros, drainage systems, and coastal areas.)

Aside from this, she said the Department of the Interior and Local Government has reminded regional, provincial, and local government units to coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management councils.

Castro also called on the public to remain alert. — RSJ, GMA News