By Liv G. Campo/MIT (The Freeman) Updated October 15, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (0)
CEBU, Philippines - With flood being the common problem for local government units
in Metro Cebu, Mayor Michael Rama is one of those who pushed for the
inclusion of the “Metro Cebu Drainage Master Plan” in the Department of
Public Works and Highways 7 priority projects.
The inclusion was tackled in the recent Regional Development Council 7 full council meeting held in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.
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Rama, who chairs the RDC, said the proposal “should not be set aside” considering that flood is one of the problems faced by the local government units, including Cebu City, within the metro.
He pointed out that in Cebu City alone, the lack of proper drainage system remains a glaring issue.
Recently, the city’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) admitted that flood will continue to be the people’s concern during heavy rains, as the executive department is financially handicapped that it could not as yet build better drainage systems.
Rama said the problem can only be resolved if the P2.4 billion drainage master plan will be implemented.
The council has, however, released P100 million instead of the purported fund requirement to complete the five-year project.
With such little amount, DEPW head Kenneth Carmelita Enriquez said it is only good for desilting existing canals and improving the same including some clogged creeks.
This temporary remedy, she said, will however ease the flood problem, especially that the current landscape of the city’s roads and drainage is already obsolete.
She said bigger canals would solve this problem. But for now, with flood still an imminent concern, the city has resorted to giving life vests to its residents especially those living in the flood-prone villages.
Meanwhile, the full council also approved the inclusion of basic sector representatives, the proposed bridges of some Cebu LGUs, the creation of a subcommittee on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and the proposed coffee table book of Visayas festivals. (FREEMAN)
The inclusion was tackled in the recent Regional Development Council 7 full council meeting held in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.
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Rama, who chairs the RDC, said the proposal “should not be set aside” considering that flood is one of the problems faced by the local government units, including Cebu City, within the metro.
He pointed out that in Cebu City alone, the lack of proper drainage system remains a glaring issue.
Recently, the city’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) admitted that flood will continue to be the people’s concern during heavy rains, as the executive department is financially handicapped that it could not as yet build better drainage systems.
Rama said the problem can only be resolved if the P2.4 billion drainage master plan will be implemented.
The council has, however, released P100 million instead of the purported fund requirement to complete the five-year project.
With such little amount, DEPW head Kenneth Carmelita Enriquez said it is only good for desilting existing canals and improving the same including some clogged creeks.
This temporary remedy, she said, will however ease the flood problem, especially that the current landscape of the city’s roads and drainage is already obsolete.
She said bigger canals would solve this problem. But for now, with flood still an imminent concern, the city has resorted to giving life vests to its residents especially those living in the flood-prone villages.
Meanwhile, the full council also approved the inclusion of basic sector representatives, the proposed bridges of some Cebu LGUs, the creation of a subcommittee on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and the proposed coffee table book of Visayas festivals. (FREEMAN)
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