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Ferdinand Patinio
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working with local government units (LGUs) to resolve problems involving infrastructure projects.
In a statement, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said they would ensure that the funds allocated for projects go to the community.
The collaboration is in response to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to partner with LGUs to resolve issues on infra projects in communities.
“We really need to work with the mayors because mayors are the ones who know what the problems are. So, we are really going around, the President ordered us to talk to all the mayors,” he said in a statement.
“You know PBBM, he was a governor before so he knows the problems of the locals."
Dizon conducted an inspection of infrastructure projects and Oplan Kontra Baha (OKB) sites in Naga City with Mayor Leni Robredo on Tuesday.
Under the OKB, the DPWH and LGUs continue to clean, dredge, and desilt rivers, canals and other waterways in Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Naga, Cebu, Bacolod, Ilocos and Maguindanao, to ensure that waterways are clear of debris before the onset of the rainy season.
Meanwhile, the DPWH is set to work with experts from the Project Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) and the Quezon City local government to improve the design and implementation of the Matalahib Creek Pumping Station in Barangays Talayan and Sto. Domingo.
These two barangays are high-risk, flood-prone areas, with floodwaters reaching waist levels during heavy rains and typhoons.
"What we will do is we will provide three options to Project NOAH and Doc Mahar next week—from tearing it down, to putting mobile pumps, to opening the flood barriers,” Dizon said during his inspection of the pumping station with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Project NOAH Executive Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay on Wednesday.
“We will give various options and let the scientists give us the best option," he added. (PNA)
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