Inatasan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), at iba pang tanggapan ng pamahalaan na may kinalaman sa pagtugon sa pagbaha at mga paghahanda dito, na paigtingin ang napapanahong pagbababa ng early warnings, weather updates, at flood risk forecasting, para sa publiko.
Ipinunto rin ng Pangulo ang pangangailangan ng mas maraming water impounding projects sa bansa, pagsusulong ng long term large scale flood control plans.
“Since this administration took over in July of 2022 and up to May of 2024, we were able to accomplish or to complete about 5,521 projects and these projects, I have to clarify that the many of these projects also started way back in the previuos administrations but these were projects that we have to continue because these were delayed because of pandemic and other factors.” —Secretary Bonoan.
At pagpapaigting ng catch basins upang maiwasan ang mga pagbaha, maging ang papa-prioritize sa mga lugar na kabilang sa risk area ng mga pagbaha.
“I layed down actually what are the components of these projects and everything in there. I think there are directives in the process, the President has directed the department to consider actually not only the flow of floodwaters but also to impound initially the floodwaters in the watershed areas and this is a very important component that we need to address at this point in time. And I think, basically, this is solution that will impede actually the flow of floodwaters down to the low-lying areas.” —Secretary Bonoan.
Sa press briefing sa Malacañang, sinabi ni DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan na inilatag nila sa Pangulo ang ginagawa ng kanilang hanay upang mapagaan ang pagbaha na nararanasan sa Metro Manila.
“There are instructions of the President that we have to collaborate also with the other stakeholders particularly in the internal drainage management systems particularly in urban areas because this is very vital to address the run of waters particularly in urban areas. So, these are some of the things that the President instructed us to look into in the future projects that we are deemed to implement in the department.” —Secretary Bonoan. | ulat ni Racquel Bayan
