Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr., inspected the Cutcut Flyover in Angeles City on August 14, 2025, following reports of flooding brought by continuous rains.
Lazatin was joined by District Engineer Arnold Ocampo of the DPWH Pampanga 3rd District Engineering Office during the inspection.
“Ining bayung gawang flyover, atin tamung apansin neng masikan ing uran, ating lulbug. Anya pin pepayaus ke ing kekatamung District Engineer kung makananu tayang samasnan ining ditak a lulbug keni pota atin pang maaksidenti kareng kekatamung memalen,” Lazatin said.
The 700 meter long, four-lane Cutcut Flyover was opened to vehicles in August 2024.
However, the drainage in the surrounding areas fails to contain a big volume of floodwater, the lawmaker said.
Amidst the heavy rains in the past weeks, videos circulated on social media showed that vehicles pass through at least one-foot-deep water.
“Para aywasan tamu ing kalbug keni, kailangan talang dagul ding drainage at pakisabyan tala ing kekatamung memalen na sana e no manugse dugung basura keng luwal. Lalu na detang atin mag-construction, itang mangabit lang balas kung nokarin la deng drainage anya pin babaha, manga-clog la reng kekatamung aliwang drainage pakisabyan tala mu rin,” Lazatin added.
Lazatin also inspected the ongoing infrastructure works in Barangays Cuayan, Cutcut, Pulungbulu, and Sto. Domingo.
Also present during the inspection are Cutcut Barangay Captain Juanito Dayrit.