MANILA, Philippines — One clear diagnosis from this year’s corruption scandal is the lack of science in planning and designing flood control projects, harming communities instead of protecting them ...
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 ...
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 ...