Ilang adjustment sa dalawang major flood control projects sa Cavite at Metro Manila, inaprubahan ng NEDA Board sa gitna ng tumitinding epekto ng climate change

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Ilang adjustment sa dalawang major flood control projects sa Cavite at Metro Manila, inaprubahan ng NEDA Board sa gitna ng tumitinding epekto ng climate change

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00:00It is expected that there will be heavy rainfall in the Calabar Zone and some parts of Metro Manila

00:06in the midst of the threat of climate change.

00:09This is after the NEDA Board approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:15the changes in their flood control projects.

00:18Kenneth Paciente is in the center of the news.

00:23In the face of the threat of climate change,

00:25the government will pay more attention to the two main flood control projects in the country.

00:30In the 22nd NEDA Board meeting led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,

00:35it approved the expansion of construction and other adjustments

00:39of the Cavite Industrial Area Flood Risk Management Project

00:43and Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project Phase 4.

00:46According to the Presidential Communications Office,

00:48the board approved the additional project cost of the Cavite Industrial Area Flood Risk Management Project

00:54from the previous 9.891 billion pesos to now more than 22 billion pesos.

01:00According to the President,

01:01the structure of the project will be more effective in the changing climate

01:05as well as in the affected areas.

01:08He also added that the cost of the project will increase following the adjustments

01:11but it is still within the guidelines.

01:14The board also approved the expansion of the implementation of the project

01:18from April this year until September of 2029.

01:22He also added that some of the needs of the project

01:24such as the expansion of diversion channels and additional drainage.

01:29The loan reallocation of the project with a total of 1.042 billion Japanese Yen

01:34from the Consulting Services and Contingencies was also adjusted.

01:38As of now, the physical accomplishment of the project is already at 44%

01:41and the disbursed fund for this is already up to 35%.

01:45Aside from the project, the effect of the flood in the San Juan River Basin

01:49and Maalimango Creek Drainage Area in Cavite.

01:52The board also approved the project cost of more than 57 billion pesos

01:56for Phase 4 of the Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project.

01:59Its implementation will also be extended from December 25, 2025 until March 2031.

02:05The board approved a reallocation of 3.363 billion Japanese Yen for this

02:10along with the supplemental loan of 45.759 billion Japanese Yen.

02:15The President also approved the design of the project

02:19which is anchored in the changing times to avoid the spillover of the Marikina River.

02:23This is something that the DPWH has already promised.

02:27The target of the project is to reduce the flow of the Pasig-Marikina River during the typhoon

02:32where many places in Metro Manila and nearby provinces will benefit.

02:36The Chief Executive gave a statement that through this project,

02:40more lives will be protected and the progress of the rescue of the many will not be compromised.

02:47The implementation of the Philippine International Exhibition Center Project was also approved by the NEDA Board.

02:53Forty units of fast patrol crafts will also be obtained

02:56and will be funded under the Official Development Assistance.

03:00Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

Ilang adjustment sa dalawang major flood control projects sa Cavite at Metro Manila, inaprubahan ng NEDA Board sa gitna ng tumitinding epekto ng climate change

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