00:00Projects are now being initiated in the Senate including flood control management to be prepared for the effects of the upcoming floods and calamities in the Philippines.
00:09This is JV Santiago of IBC 13 in Balitang Pambansa.
00:13Following the effects of the floods and continuous floods of various calamities,
00:20flood control management is closed to those who are expected to pay attention to the Senate.
00:25It is now time for the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to participate in their budget plenary debates.
00:35Principally, the DWH will be the second DNR.
00:40What are their projections? What needs to be changed?
00:42The Climate Change Commission is also on the agenda.
00:45What needs to be changed and updated that needs to be done to improve our infrastructure design in our country?
00:52Aside from that, the DOTR and DILG are also expected to face the Senate Committee on Public Works led by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
01:02It is only for a short while that Revilla will visit some of the affected areas in Bicol.
01:10We will find a way to fix this. It's quite simple.
01:14As chairman of the Committee on Public Works, we will find a way to fix this.
01:21The Philippines often experiences 10 or more floods.
01:26That is why the Senate President Francis Jesus Codero is now pushing for a Climate Change Adaptation Plan in the country.
01:34Well, it's a disaster because of climate change.
01:37That's why we need a climate-adapted, climate-resilient budget.
01:42It can't be a one-size-fits-all.
01:45It can't be because of what we are doing now.
01:48Because of the changing weather.
01:51Remember, next year, the proposed budget for flood control under the DPWH will reach Php 303 billion.
02:01This is almost 34% of the total national fund.
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