After decades of catastrophic storms and severe floods triggered by intense monsoon rains, some parts of the Philippines prove that flood control infrastructures can hold water — when done properly ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has flagged several poorly situated flood control projects, which may have caused more harm and created more flooding in communities. During ...

Proposed flood control projects that are worth less than P5 billion do not undergo scrutiny by the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev), the agency’s budget sponsor, Senator ...

MANILA, Philippines – Not one of the thousands of flood control projects inspected by the government has an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon told a Senate ...