Pres. Marcos Jr. Speaks on Flood Control Projects in PH
MARCOS JR. – The President revealed that the Philippines’ expenses for the flood control projects since July 2022 has reached over P500 billion.
Undeniably, every year, there are several times when some areas in the country are left in deep flooding by storms and even mere continuous heavy rains. The flooding has become a consistent problem in the country for decades now.
Recently, the wrath of the Southwest Monsoon and tropical storms Crising, Dante, and Emong have left many areas in the Philippines flooded. During the Marcos SONA 2025, the President admitted the failure in the flood control projects in the country which allegedly resulted to the flooding.
Marcos Jr. claimed he really went to see the flood control projects himself. It can be recalled that in 2024, the President expressed his desire for a flood control masterplan for the country. It came after Super Typhoon Carina left several areas across the nation devastated.
The said flood control masterplan was expected to benefit around 1.2 million people. The President wanted the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to integrate its flood control management programs with the other sectors.
Recently, based on a report on GMA News, Pres. Bongbong Marcos received a list from the DPWH about the flood control projects in the Philippines. Marcos Jr. also revealed the latest total spending of the country for its flood control projects.
According to Marcos Jr., since July 2022, the Philippine government has already spent P545 billion on the flood control projects. Based on the report, the amount has funded 9,855 flood control projects from July 2022 to May 2025.
”The total cost of all of the projects since July 2022 until today is P545 billion. I don’t know about you but that is a very big number, by any measure that is an enormous number,” the President said.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos also revealed that 6,021 flood control projects were worth more than P350 billion. However, based on the report, it is unsure if these projects were all building of flood control structures or some just repairs and rehabilitations of existing flood control projects.
The National Capital Region (NCR) has the highest spending in the flood control projects at P52.57 billion for 1,058 projects. Region III spent P98.01 billion for 1,617 projects and Region V at P49.61 billion for 866 projects.
Previously, following the annual address of the President, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano claimed it was his first time hearing in a SONA that there is a flooding because of projects.