P500,000 Per Meter For Flood Control? DENR Flags Harmful, Overpriced Projects

A flood control project locked in the middle of idle lands, another one costing half a million pesos per meter and several others that invite high waters during the rainy season. These are some of the key findings that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) found in its monitoring of flood control projects from 2021 to 2025. In the budget hearing of the controversy-riddled Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), DENR Undersecretary Carlos David said that the agency has been monitoring flood control projects.

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