PCO says Parañaque Spillway Project to help address massive flooding in Metro Manila
PCO says Parañaque Spillway Project to help address massive flooding in Metro Manila
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00:00The Presidential Communications Office, or PCO, said the Paranaque Spillway project,
00:05one of the infrastructure projects of the Marcos administration,
00:09will greatly help in addressing the massive flooding in Metro Manila.
00:12According to PCO Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama,
00:16the project will connect the Laguna Lake and Manila Bay.
00:20This is where the excess water collected in Metro Manila will be dumped,
00:24as well as the floods coming down from the Sierra Madre.
00:27According to the Department of Public Works and Highways, or DPWH,
00:32the project costs Php 90 billion, including design study, engineering, permits, land,
00:39relocation, as well as the construction of facilities,
00:42materials, environmental management protection, among others.
00:57in terms of flooding.