MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPW) is set to submit next week the list of all completed and ongoing flood control projects in the country since 2022 to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said they are currently consolidating data from the different District Engineering Offices and Regional Offices all the flood control projects under the present administration.
“(We are) consolidating all data on flood control projects which was ordered by our President to be given to him. We will give it (to the President) early next week,” he said on the sidelines of the 2025 Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) discussions in San Juan City on Wednesday.
“I have directed all District Engineering Offices and Regional Offices to go all over their respective areas and identify all flood control projects that have been completed and in progress,” Bonoan added.
At the same time, Bonoan said they will also include in the list the projects undertaken by past administrations.
Asked if they were able to identify the flood control projects that failed to function as intended during the weather disturbances that caused massive flooding last week, he said, “We will categorize them because there are many flood control projects that have been completed and have functioned during the previous administration.”
“We have to identify them, if these projects are still working or need rehabilitation, they have withstood many typhoons, floods, we will have them checked,” Bonoan said.
The DPWH chief reported that close to 10,000 flood control projects have been completed nationwide under the Marcos administration.
“There were 9,800 flood control projects that we have completed since 2022, or from July 2022 to May 2025,” he said.
During his 4th SONA last Monday, Marcos directed the DPWH to submit a list of completed and ongoing flood control projects as a step toward eliminating corruption in the implementation of such infrastructure projects. (PNA)