Salceda urges DPWH to lift flood control project ban amid typhoon damage

Albay Representative Joey Salceda urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to lift the nationwide ban on flood control projects, citing urgent needs in his district.

Salceda highlighted that many structures damaged by Typhoon Kristine remain unrepaired due to the existing ban.

Temporary measures like sandbagging, used during Typhoon Uwan, eventually failed to hold back floodwaters.

He emphasized the need for appropriate, scientific, and evidence-based flood control projects to be prioritized in his district.

Over 25,000 families in his district had to be evacuated due to the typhoon.

One fatality was recorded in Libon town as a result of the typhoon.