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Floods, foreign funds and fiascos
Heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm 'Enteng' cause flooding in a stretch of Aguinaldo Highway in Bacoor, Cavite. —PHOTO BY R.A. ERIN
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September 6, 2024September 6, 2024Opinion

Floods, foreign funds and fiascos

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At the House of Representatives’ deliberations on the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) last Aug. 30, legislators questioned Secretary Manuel Bonoan on why record flooding continues to be a problem despite P1.2 trillion having been spent by the department on flood control projects since 2009. Pinpointed were the Pasig...