Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando spoke with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday August 7, to raised his concern on the need to fix his province's drainage system to prevent floods during the typhoon season.
Fernando told Marcos the need for DPWH’s improvement most especially in McArthur Highways adding that the irrigation system must also be fixed.
The President responded that the National Irrigation Administration would send a team to help address the flood situation in Bulacan.
"Ang NIA may team talaga na papadala 'yan, ang problema kasi di pa bumababa 'yung tubig kaya hindi pa sila makapasok, kaya dredging is a good idea, we have to find ways para mapasingaw natin 'yung tubig," Marcos said.
The President visited the province to check the situation there and to distribute assistance to affected residents.
According to Fernando, dredging of local rivers in Bulacan was beginning to aid in flood control.
Meanwhile, Vice Governor Alex Castro spoke with the President about the province's railway project, claiming that it may have contributed to last week's flooding.
"I just want to call the attention of PNR, 'yung ginagawa pong train dito sa Bulacan, mayroon po kasing mga na block po na mga drainage na dapat po ay daluyan ng tubig allegedly, sa Malolos and sa Marilao meron po na before kapag nag-ulan, kinabukasan wala na, sa barangay ko po... ngayon umabot po ng four to five days ang tubig," Castro said.
Over the weekend, it was reported that eight towns in Bulacan remained flooded due to excessive rainfall brought by Typhoon Egay and the Southwest Monsoon causing the province to be placed under State of Calamity.
