SGMA: Finish infra
roiects within budgg! Arroyo said lloilo CitY ReP.
pagal-Arroyo has asked
public works offrcials to
finish their projects in DPWH was not able to
time. without exceeding
the allocated budget.
Drring the meeting of the
House committee on Public
works and highvrays last
Tuesday, Arroyo asked De_
partment of Pubtic Works
and Highways (DPWH) ofr-
cials on the stattrs of the
imDlementation of the flood
control master Plan and
other issues in Passi, Iloilo.
Marikina City ReP. BaY-
ani Femando, panel chair-
man. called the meeting
with the public works offi-
cials to hear their briefing
on the project.
DPWH Project Director
Patdck Gatan explaineal
the Inftastructue Prepara-
tion and Innovation Facili-
ty Phase 2 0PIF-2) shall
provide infrastructure
projects for the purpose of
flood contrcl and water rc_
sources management bY
rcducing the risk of flood
events and increasing Prc-
paredness in affected com_
munities of six river basins
in the Philippines, includ-
ing Jalaur River in lloilo
The panel was Pleased
to find out that Phase 2 is
already moving forward.
Jelry Treiias will be in-
siruct€d to annouDce the
good news to his constitu-
Gatan noted that the
complete the IPIF-Phase 2
due to several reasons, in_
cluding the 3,000 informal
settlers occuping thq sur_
rounchng areas of the Ja_
laur River.
Becau€e ofthe informal
setllers, the deparlment As mayor of Marikina.
olans to construcl the re' Fernando. an engineer,
Lrdine pond upstream of solved the localil'v's flood-
the river-to reduce the ft6od ing problem that plagued it
flovr coming from there. for more than 50 years'
This shall be inctuded in Arroyo directed the pu-
DPWII'S 2019 master plan bic works officials to con-
Gatan told legislitors firm if thev do not have the
they shall already begin needed equipment for the
,"ilh lh" o.o"ut"-"ttt olthe proje{t prompting Gatan to
right ol way, and subse- promise l,hal he will confpr
q;nlly lhe consl ruction of wiuh the Bureau ol Equip-
the flood control system menl on the maller'
Meanwhile, Fernando "You can begln immeah-
recommended that the ately as soon as you find
DPWH tust build the canal the amphibious equipment
alonp Jalaur River lo cre- Conqressman Trtsnas vr'ill
.r" i bo,-,ndarr. give the good ne$q to his
"Ifyou reduce the flood- constituents You bei,ter
ing ri;ht away, they will make sure that [it] will
en-c.ouih further attd it will
happen," Aroyo told Gatan.
make the water'way narow- Treflas expressed his
er.' he said. gml hude to the Speaker at
Farnando al"o adr i"ed the nood r"nlrolprojecl will
the DPWH offrcials that greatly help Iloilo
amohibious equipmenr Thc committee will re
mav be utilzed io dredge conteneafrrrMarch8.20l9
th;labar that is causing to discuss updates on the
the riverbanks to constrict IPIF-1. Pag|eA =