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Marcos inspects Pasig-Marikina river channel improvement
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected the Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP) Phase IV at the Marikina Bridge Under Loop.
The project aims to mitigate floods caused by the overflow of the Pasig and Marikina rivers.
Phase IV involves both structural and non-structural measures to reduce flood damage in Metro Manila and its surrounding areas, aiming to support urban development and promote a sustainable environment along the river.
Its scope of work includes constructing dikes and revetments, installing floodgates, and dredging channels and improving the flood management infrastructure of Metro Manila.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manny Bonoan said some of the flood-control structures in Marikina City would be finished by 2028.
'We are hoping na itong widening, revetment, baka matapos namin by 2028 pero 'yung Marikina Gate Control Structure baka by 2028 or 2029 siguro,' Bonoan said.
(We are hoping that the widening, revetment will be done by 2028, but the Marikina Gate Control Structure may be done by 2028 or 2029.) –NB, GMA Integrated News
