SEN. Bong Go has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prioritize the construction of evacuation centers instead of questionable flood control projects.
DPWH told to build evacuation centers
The senator made the appeal during the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon investigation on alleged graft-ridden flood control projects.
Go asked the DPWH to prioritize the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 12076 or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act which he authored and co-sponsored.
RA 12076 mandates the establishment of safe and fire-resilient evacuation centers in every municipality and city nationwide.
“I call on the Department of Public Works and Highways to prioritize this law instead of implementing failed flood control projects,” Go said., This news data comes from:http://www.redcanaco.com
He said 60,000 evacuation centers can be established from the reported P1.2 trillion budget for flood control from 2022 to 2025.
DPWH told to build evacuation centers
With that budget, all 1,493 municipalities and 200 cities would have established their own evacuation centers, Go added.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said that the DPWH allocated P 3.6 billion to the Ligtas Pinoy Centers in the 2026 national expenditure program.
The Ligtas Pinoy Centers will safeguard the dignity and well-being of disaster-affected communities while accelerating recovery efforts, Go said.
- Sen. Go files bills to push health, social, and labor reforms
- Trump moves to limit US stays of students, journalists
- DPWH told to build evacuation centers
- South Korea's Lee faces pivotal test at first summit with Trump
- Giovanni Lopez pledges to continue and expand DOTr reforms
- Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 C or higher
- Vietnam marks 80th independence anniversary with huge parade
- Escudero urges list of unfundable projects for 2026 budget
- Budget shortfall narrows in July
- Pagasa monitors 2 LPAs inside PAR; prevailing 'habagat' brings rain across PH
