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Aired (November 30, 2024): Ilang flood control projects ng gobyerno, ilang taon pa lang ang nakalipas, bumigay na ang ilang bahagi! Pero ang ginastos sa mga ito, milyon-milyong piso.   Paano nga ba humantong sa ganitong sitwasyon ang mga proyektong dapat sana’y poprotekta sa mga residente sa panahon ng sakuna? Paano nga ba ginastos ang pera?   NASAAN ANG PERA? #ReportersNotebook

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00:00The protection of the residents of Araya and Pampanga will serve to fight the flood

00:10with this slope protection or retaining wall on the side of the river.

00:16It's worth almost Php 100 million.

00:22But it hasn't been a year since this was done.

00:27Why did the flood control project suddenly stop?

00:34It's not familiar. It's dangerous.

00:38Because the wall is broken.

00:41I don't know.

00:42There's a lot of metal in the water.

00:45And there's a crack.

00:47I don't know if it will work.

00:54That's why the residents living on the side of the river

00:59had to flee because of the flood.

01:02I don't know.

01:05Where are you going? It's dangerous.

01:10The flood is coming.

01:12We are calling for help.

01:14God is with us.

01:16People are drowning.

01:18It's very dangerous.

01:22Why did you design this?

01:29This project is a waste.

01:34It's a waste of money.

01:37This retaining wall is 100 meters long.

01:40It was built so that the flood won't reach the town of Araya

01:43when the water level in the river rises.

01:46But after more than a year,

01:48this part of the retaining wall has already collapsed.

01:53In the town of Licab, Nueva Ecija,

01:56a flood control project was also destroyed

01:58in the aftermath of the Super Typhoon Pepitong.

02:05It's worth more than 47 million pesos.

02:10Because of the destruction of the project,

02:12the entire town was flooded

02:14and some farmers lost their livelihood.

02:17This part was destroyed

02:20and all the water came to us.

02:29Every project was spent by the town.

02:34That's why we should investigate

02:38and ask,

02:40where is the money?

02:52Mom, I'm hungry.

02:57Yesterday, August 16, 2024,

02:59residents of Barangay Cantading, Araya, and Pampanga

03:03were forced to leave their homes

03:05when the land next to the river suddenly split

03:08after the rain.

03:11It's so bad.

03:14It's worse than this.

03:17It's even worse than this.

03:19It was destroyed.

03:24Because Pampanga is considered a catch basin,

03:29the Department of Public Works and Highways

03:33or DPWH built a slope protection

03:35or retaining wall project.

03:40This will serve as protection for the residents

03:43and the community whenever the water level rises

03:45in the Pampanga River.

03:49But on the morning of August 17,

03:51the land split even bigger

03:54and the retaining wall was destroyed.

04:00Guys, there's a fire here.

04:02It's burning.

04:06There's a fire here.

04:08It's dangerous.

04:10There's a fire here.

04:15It's deep here.

04:17There's a hole here.

04:19There's a crack here.

04:21It's a crack.

04:23I'm sure it will explode.

04:27I don't know.

04:30Because of the earthquake,

04:32the land around the destroyed project

04:34is almost completely destroyed.

04:37Even the houses are destroyed.

04:39Come here.

04:41It's dangerous.

04:43There's a fire here.

04:46We're calling you.

04:48God is with you.

04:50There's a fire here.

04:52It's dangerous.

04:55The resident, Marcos Castillo,

04:57noticed the land splitting

04:59and the landslides

05:01in their area.

05:03At first,

05:05it was like half a meter per day.

05:07The next day,

05:09it was one meter.

05:11Now, it's three meters.

05:15It's deep.

05:17But one night,

05:19he heard a loud explosion.

05:22The project was already under construction.

05:30That's where the concrete

05:32and the steel

05:34is splitting.

05:36That's where it's splitting.

05:38When we woke up,

05:40we noticed

05:42that the land was falling.

05:44The land was slowly falling.

05:47When the retaining wall was built,

05:49his house collapsed

05:51and almost nothing was left.

05:55This is my house.

05:57That's the kitchen

05:59and the room.

06:01Half of the room fell.

06:03Can I sleep here?

06:05Of course,

06:07I can't.

06:09I have to take care of it.

06:11It's very heavy.

06:13I grew up here

06:15with my family.

06:17I won't just leave

06:19this land.

06:23In the document obtained

06:25by the Reporter's Notebook

06:27from DPWH,

06:29the retaining wall is worth

06:31Php 91.6 million.

06:33In February 2023,

06:35DPWH started the project

06:37Flood Management Program

06:39Rehabilitation of Flood Mitigation Facilities

06:41within Major River Basins.

06:45It was declared 100% completed

06:47in October 2023.

06:51The General Appropriations Act

06:53or GAA,

06:55or Kaban ng Bayan,

06:57had no funds.

06:59But less than a year later,

07:01the project started.

07:05On August 19,

07:07two days after the project started,

07:09the Reporter's Notebook

07:11went to the project.

07:15This retaining wall

07:17is 100 meters long.

07:19It was built

07:21so that it won't flood

07:23the town of Arayat

07:25when the water rises

07:27in the river.

07:29The construction started

07:31in February 2023,

07:33but after more than a year,

07:35this part of the retaining wall

07:37has already collapsed.

07:39We were lucky that the contractor

07:41was able to repair

07:44What are you restoring now?

07:46Did you know?

07:48Have you taken into consideration

07:50that it could flood again

07:52because the land will move?

07:54Actually, we already put

07:56a water basin outside.

07:58We put big debris

08:00so that it won't flood.

08:02The land here is already

08:04damaged.

08:06This project is 107 meters long.

08:08In the flood,

08:1050 meters were damaged

08:13The contractor explained that

08:15they just followed the design

08:17given by the DPWH.

08:19What did the DPWH say

08:21about the design?

08:23Yes, because that's what

08:25they do in other projects.

08:27That's what we did.

08:31But in the design,

08:33did they say that

08:35the land could move?

08:37No.

08:39Why don't you know?

08:41If this retaining wall is built,

08:43it will cost almost P100 million.

08:45Why don't you know

08:47that it will happen?

08:49Shouldn't you have studied it?

08:51We didn't study it.

08:53So it's a waste.

08:55This project is a waste.

08:57That's why we're doing

08:59a restoration.

09:01Reporters Notebook went to

09:03the office of DPWH Region 3

09:05to find out why

09:07the P100 million project

09:09was affected.

09:11The affected area

09:13of our project

09:15is where the

09:17embankment was settled.

09:19Then our sheet piles

09:21tilted

09:23towards the river.

09:25There are dead man

09:27or anchors there.

09:29You can see that

09:31they really

09:33resisted.

09:35But because of the

09:37weight of the water,

09:39or the soil

09:41underneath.

09:43According to DPWH,

09:45before the project was implemented

09:47and started,

09:49their agency will be blamed.

09:51Of course, there will be a survey

09:53and a plan will be made.

09:55But before the plan is made,

09:57there will be an investigation.

09:59Like the soil,

10:01the water,

10:03the topography of the

10:05location of the project

10:07that you want to do.

10:09After the

10:11construction of the project,

10:13they promised to continue

10:15monitoring the contractors

10:17in its repair.

10:19Accordingly, our contractors

10:21are repairing.

10:23We are monitoring them.

10:25The government will not spend

10:27anything because the project

10:29is under warranty.

10:31But in the middle of

10:33the repair of the retaining wall,

10:35the other parts of the project

10:37fell again

10:39because of the storm.

10:45In this video,

10:47you can see that

10:49the damaged part of the project

10:51almost sank because of the water.

11:03The reporter's notebook

11:05brought the location back.

11:07The old

11:09dented retaining wall

11:11completely collapsed

11:13and almost fell into the river.

11:21The residents living

11:23around it were more scared.

11:25Of course, we were scared.

11:27Is that Christine?

11:29The one who saved us?

11:32It collapsed.

11:34It was like it exploded.

11:36And when the flood came,

11:38it didn't last long

11:40because the houses fell.

11:44Three months after the collapse

11:46of the retaining wall,

11:48this is what the house of Marcos looks like now.

11:52Their kitchen and room

11:54completely collapsed.

11:56The ground was sinking

11:58until it fell

12:00into the house.

12:02There's still a little bit left.

12:06The couple decided

12:08to temporarily leave the place.

12:12Of course, I'm worried

12:14especially because

12:16we're just staying here.

12:18It's a different feeling

12:20to be at home.

12:22I'm waiting for it to end

12:24so that we can come back here.

12:26We again interviewed

12:28VPWH Region 3.

12:30You've mentioned before, sir,

12:32that you will monitor

12:34the ongoing repair.

12:36But sir, what happened?

12:38Why did that project

12:40collapse again?

12:42The problem is

12:44when the water comes,

12:46like for example,

12:48the potato, when the water rises,

12:50we can't do the repair.

12:52So mostly, when it falls,

12:54that's when we do the repair.

12:56We do it quickly

12:58to protect

13:00the people.

13:04We showed an expert

13:06the damaged part of the retaining wall.

13:08According to him,

13:10the sheet pile can really be used.

13:12It's an appropriate material as a slope protection.

13:14The question is, is the design right?

13:16The thickness of the steel used,

13:18the layout,

13:20the depth that penetrates

13:22inside. The way I look at this,

13:24from this point of view,

13:26this should be protected.

13:28It's also important

13:30to re-study the design

13:32before doing the project again.

13:34Review the previous design

13:36which failed

13:38and involve the other DC team.

13:40It shouldn't have

13:42a failure if the

13:44design considerations are correct.

13:48There's an additional design there.

13:50It's a suggestion to put

13:52corrugated pipes.

13:54There are holes

13:56at the bottom

13:58so that the softening

14:00of the soil

14:02can be avoided.

14:06The work there is amazing.

14:08If you look at it now,

14:10we're within

14:1240%

14:14of completion.

14:18They also assure that

14:20the funds will be used

14:22to rebuild the damaged part of the retaining wall.

14:24It's an underwater type.

14:26That's why

14:28we're using it

14:30as a fund

14:32taking into consideration

14:34all the

14:36things that happened there.

14:40In the town of Dikab de Vaisiha,

14:42a flood control project

14:44was built by DPWH.

14:46It's considered

14:48a catch basin

14:50in Nueva Ecijang, Ilikab.

14:52But one part

14:54of the flood control project

14:56was damaged

14:58by a typhoon.

15:02In the document obtained

15:04by the reporter's notebook from DPWH,

15:06the project started in February

15:08and ended in Marito in June 2020.

15:10It's worth

15:12more than P47 million.

15:16This was obtained by residents

15:18in Nueva Ecija, Ilikab.

15:20You can see here

15:22the taste of the super typhoon Pipito.

15:26That's where

15:28the impact of the water was.

15:30The water from

15:32that river came here.

15:34It directly reached

15:36our crops

15:38like eggplant, vegetables,

15:40corn, and rice.

15:42The crops of

15:44Simang Jose Padrones

15:46were destroyed

15:48by the flood.

15:50We didn't expect

15:52the flood to come here.

15:56What we fear

15:58is the typhoon.

16:00In the early morning,

16:02suddenly,

16:04the water

16:06was flowing

16:08to our fields.

16:10In the afternoon,

16:12suddenly,

16:14our fields were saved.

16:16That's why

16:18in front of my field,

16:20in August,

16:22all of our crops were washed out.

16:24Only a few trees

16:26were left.

16:28Only a few trees were left.

16:30It's not good anymore.

16:34The biggest problem of Simang Jose

16:36is how to recover

16:38more than Php 50,000

16:40that was borrowed.

16:42We spent a lot

16:44to recover it.

16:46Then, everything was destroyed.

16:50Why was the project destroyed

16:52just 4 years ago?

16:54Our project is

16:56first of all,

16:58the rainfall

17:00or the water runoff

17:02from the Talavera River

17:04has a high volume.

17:06For the EPWH,

17:08we were not able to put

17:10a sheet pile

17:12on our slope protection

17:14because we did not expect

17:16that the water flow

17:18would be too high.

17:20The rainfall

17:22caused the damage.

17:24We have already

17:26requested funds

17:28for that.

17:30We are just waiting for the funds

17:32to be released so that we can rehabilitate the dike.

17:36Secretary,

17:38we cannot avoid

17:40the affected communities

17:42to think

17:44that these projects

17:46are substandard

17:48or have quality problems

17:50or the construction is not good.

17:52How would you address that, Secretary?

17:54What we are saying is

17:56that the design parameters

17:58were low

18:00to cope up with

18:02the climate change phenomenon.

18:04We are rehabilitating

18:06to make it stronger

18:08and we will be using

18:10new design standards.

18:14According to the EPWH,

18:16more than 5,500

18:18flood control projects

18:20were completed from 2022

18:22to 2024.

18:24The total funds spent

18:26on those projects

18:28amounted to more than

18:30Php 268 billion.

18:32The region 3 or

18:34central zone is the largest

18:36with more than 800 projects.

18:38More than 600

18:40flood control projects were built

18:42in the National Capital Region

18:44or NCR.

18:46More than 600 in Region 1

18:48or Ilocos Region.

18:50More than 400 projects in Region 2

18:52or Cagayan Valley.

18:54Region 4A or Calabar Zone.

18:56And Region 8 or

18:58Eastern Visayas.

19:00Let's go to Region 5

19:02or Bicol Region.

19:08Reporters also visited

19:10some flood control projects

19:12in NCR

19:14like the one located

19:16in Binondo, Manila.

19:18We were able to reach

19:20the two parts of the

19:22Flood Mitigation Facility

19:24in Estero de Binondo.

19:26This is where the garbage

19:28from the waterways

19:30is collected to avoid

19:32flooding.

19:34Despite the thousands

19:36of flood control projects,

19:38the number of floods

19:40in Region 3, NCR

19:42and Bicol Region

19:44is increasing.

19:46Flood control projects

19:48are still a viable option

19:50or it's high time

19:52to think of other options.

19:54We have to understand also

19:56that engineering intervention

19:58is just one of the solutions

20:00to mitigate flooding.

20:02I think we should

20:04help each other

20:06to avoid flooding

20:08problems.

20:10Environmental issues,

20:12urban areas,

20:14land use

20:16and

20:18waste management.

20:21The water level is really high.

20:23President Bongbong Marcos also asked

20:25why despite having

20:27a billion pesos worth

20:29of flood control projects,

20:31the number of floods

20:33in the country is still increasing.

20:35If you look at the statistics,

20:37in Baguio-Undoy,

20:39the water level dropped

20:41400 plus centimeters.

20:43Here in Cristin,

20:45the water level dropped

20:47about 700 plus centimeters.

20:49Almost twice that of Undoy.

20:51That's why the flood control

20:53projects were made

20:55for areas like Undoy.

20:57The time has really changed.

20:59Just this November 6,

21:01the Senate proposed

21:03a fund for

21:05flood control projects

21:07worth more than 500 billion pesos

21:09within 3 years.

21:11The budget of our government

21:13for flood control alone

21:15including DPWH,

21:17MMDA, Climate Change Commission,

21:19DENR, etc.

21:21is worth

21:231,444,000,000 pesos a day.

21:25So,

21:27we want to check and know

21:29where this is going to go.

21:33How is this going to change

21:35the time now?

21:37The floods are increasing.

21:39How are you preparing

21:41for such scenarios?

21:43We have to review the fundamentals

21:45on engineering

21:47designs.

21:49Maybe we will add

21:51our parameters

21:53to make our

21:55projects more

21:57resilient

21:59for the climate change phenomenon.

22:01If we are using

22:0325-30 years

22:05return period,

22:07maybe we will use

22:0950 years return period.

22:15Billions of pesos were spent

22:17for the government's

22:19flood control projects.

22:23But it is clear

22:25that some of them

22:27did not become effective

22:29so many drowned in the floods.

22:33Floods that cause

22:35damage to many households,

22:41damage to hectares of

22:43livelihoods,

22:45and are dangerous

22:47to the residents.

22:49Until next Saturday,

22:51I am Mackie Pulido.

22:53I am Jun Valeracion.

22:55And this is the Reporter's Notebook.

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