Gov’t eyes P4.05B for 5 Metro Manila rain catchment facilities

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration needs more than P4 billion to construct five of the 39 proposed rainwater impounding facilities in Metro Manila to address the perennial flooding problem in Metro Manila.

The five projects have a combined indicative cost of about P4.05 billion, subject to the applicable government review, approval, budgeting and procurement processes, according to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto.

Funding for these is proposed under the Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance Program for Local Government Units of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund.

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The projects, which would be administered by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), are planned for Camp Aguinaldo and Miriam College in Quezon City, Remedios Circle and Rajah Sulayman Park in Manila, and the Asean Garden at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay City.

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The five facilities are designed to provide up to 107,600 cubic meters (m³) of additional rainwater storage capacity in densely populated and flood-prone areas of Metro Manila.

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“These impounding facilities will give Metro Manila additional capacity to catch and temporarily store large volumes of rainwater instead of allowing them to immediately overwhelm our drainage systems and flood our communities,” Recto said.

“When completed, these projects will help protect homes, schools, businesses and public infrastructure, especially during heavy rainfall and high tide,” he added.

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The largest among the proposed rain catchment facilities, located at Camp Aguinaldo, would have a capacity of 50,000 m³  and serve a 172-hectare (ha) catchment area.

The facility at Miriam College would store up to 30,000 m³ and cover a 170-ha catchment area.

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The proposed Remedios Circle would have a 10,000-m³ capacity, while the one at Rajah Sulayman Park would hold 8,000 m³. Both would serve 94-ha catchment areas.

The Asean Garden facility would have a planned capacity of 9,600 m³ and serve a 60-ha catchment area.

“This is the kind of flood mitigation and management infrastructure President Marcos wants to leave as a lasting legacy,” Recto said.

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“In the last two years of President Marcos’ administration, we will intensify projects that can catch, store and properly manage water before it turns into flooding,” he added. /mr