In his August 11 press conference, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. released a list of provinces with the highest number of flood control projects in recent years.
Topping the list is Bulacan with 668 projects, followed by:
- Cebu (414)
- Isabela (341)
- Pangasinan (313)
- Pampanga (292)
- Albay (273)
- Leyte (262)
- Tarlac (258)
- Camarines Sur (252)
- Ilocos Norte (224)
The President also revealed the list of the country’s most flood-prone areas based on the National Adaptation Plan of the Philippines 2023–2050:
- Pampanga
- Nueva Ecija
- Pangasinan
- Tarlac
- Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Maguindanao
- North Cotabato
- Oriental Mindoro
- Ilocos Norte
“I think you will notice they don’t necessarily match,” President Marcos said.
He added, “Now, I’m sure there are explanations for that, but you will have to study it further. But you would intuitively say that the areas, provinces, regions, or whatever you want to do. Whatever pinaka-flood prone, ‘yun dapat pinakamaraming project.”
By region, Central Luzon (Region 3) had the highest number of flood control projects with 1,617 worth ₱98.01 billion. It was followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) with 1,058 projects worth ₱52.57 billion, and the Bicol Region (Region 5) with 866 projects worth ₱49.61 billion.
“The NCR makes sense kasi ‘yung flood problem talagang nadiyan, pero titignan pa natin ‘yan,” the President said.