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A flooded house in one of the villages in Iloilo City after a heavy rainfall. Iloilo City’s ongoing struggle with severe flooding has reached a critical point, with Mayor Jerry Treñas attributing the issue to the lack of interconnected drainage systems.
“Billions have been allocated for drainage. We are not the ones handling drainage projects, it’s the DPWH,” Treñas said, venting growing public frustration with the city government’s perceived inaction. Treñas pointed out that while the DPWH oversees the planning and execution of infrastructure solutions, especially at the regional and provincial levels, the effectiveness of these measures relies heavily on their integration with local government drainage systems.
In the past few months, Iloilo City has seen significant flooding in various barangays, impacting motorists and residents alike. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office has identified 72 of the city’s 180 barangays as high-risk flood zones at the onset of the rainy season, based on the 2020 Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment.
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