Marcos launches 'Oplan Kontra Baha' to cut Metro Manila flooding by 60%

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos has led the launch of Oplan Kontra Baha, a large-scale flood mitigation program that aims to reduce flooding in Metro Manila by as much as 60 percent through continuous dredging, desiltation, and clearing of major waterways.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/12/marcos-launches-oplan-kontra-baha-to-cut-metro-manila-flooding-by-60  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00The name for it is the Greater Metro Manila Waterways Cleaning and Cleaning Operation

00:05o Plan Contra Baha ang tawag namin dito

00:09dahil napag-aralan namin ng mabuti

00:12at malaking bahagi sa flooding

00:17ay ang siltation

00:19masyado na mababaw yung ating mga spillway

00:23pangalawa ay ang basura

00:26na nagkukumpul-kumpul para hindi na nga makadaan

00:30so ang una natin kailangan gawin ay linisin

00:34lahat ng estero, lahat ng spillway, lahat ng ganito

00:38upang maging mas malalim yung ating pagdadaanan ng tubig

00:44isang isa

00:45pangalawa para maayos natin at maging mas maganda

00:50ang pagtakbo ng tubig para hindi nga maiwan

00:54ang lupa na nanggaling sa taas

00:56yung ibig nagsisiltation

00:58hindi ito maaaring gawin na minsan lang

01:01ito ay patuloy natin gagawin

01:04hindi natin titigilan ito

01:05kasama na ito sa MOOE

01:08ng DPWH

01:09maintenance na kailangan nilang gawin

01:12every year

01:15ngayon

01:16itong unang phase

01:18kailangan dahil napakalalim pa

01:2110 meters pa yung huhukayin

01:23on average

01:24sa ating ganon kababaw na yung tubig

01:2710 meters ang kailangan natin huukayin

01:29para yung iba 20 meters

01:31I'm sorry 10 feet

01:333 meters pala

01:34sorry

01:343 meters 10 feet

01:36upang matiyak natin

01:38na maganda ang pagdaloy ng tubig

01:42ngayon

01:43we will continue to do this first part

01:46of the OPLAN

01:48hanggang June

01:51July

01:52of next year

01:53ng mga 9 months ito

01:54hindi namin titigilan

01:55ngunit

01:56even after that 9 months

01:58ay patuloy lang

02:00regular na

02:01ang paglinis

02:02pagdisiltation

02:04paglinis ng basura

02:07lahat ito ay patuloy natin gagawin

02:10hindi natin pwedeng tigilan

02:11dahil alam naman natin umiipon pa

02:13ang isa pang nakita nating problema

02:16ay ang

02:17paglagay ng mga pumping station

02:20na mali

02:22merong mga pumping station

02:24hindi lang meron

02:25marami sa mga pumping station natin

02:27mula ng itinayo

02:28ay hindi pa gumana

02:30kahit minsan

02:31hindi nag operate

02:32kahit minsan

02:33bakit?

02:34dahil

02:34yung pumping station mismo

02:36sa paglagay nila

02:37yun pa ang nakaharang

02:39sa tubig

02:40at

02:41imbis na

02:43magbigay ng solusyon

02:45ito pa ang naging problema

02:46yung mga pumping station

02:48na linagay

02:48kaya marami pa lang

02:50marami pa tayong kailangan gawin

02:52ngunit

02:52malaking bahagi na

02:53sa solusyon nito

02:54na

02:55paglinis ng basura

02:56at paghukay

02:58ng ating mga

02:59paghukay

03:01ng ating

03:01paghukay

03:02sa diesel station

03:03para maging malalim ulit

03:05itong project na ito

03:06itong off-line na ito

03:07nakita ninyo

03:08nandito kasama natin

03:09yung mga ibang Metro Manila Mayor

03:11at ang mga ibat-ibang

03:12Metro Manila Leadership

03:15upang magsama-sama

03:17nasama po

03:19nandito po

03:20buti na lang

03:20nandito po

03:21si MVP

03:22na

03:23for

03:24na

03:25sinama natin

03:27ito

03:27kaya lagi natin sinasabi

03:29talagang kailangan natin

03:30yung private sector

03:31dahil sila

03:32yung tumutulong

03:33at mabilis gumalaw

03:34kaya nandito si

03:36Manny Pangilina

03:36nandito si Ramon Ang

03:38ay silang dalawa

03:39ay nag-volunteer

03:40na sila na ang gagawa

03:41sa marami dito

03:43sa kailangan

03:43na gawin ng trabaho

03:44but of course

03:45they have to do this

03:46in coordination

03:47with our local government

03:50executives

03:51at alam naman natin

03:53ang mga local government

03:54executives

03:55nung nakita nila

03:57na may project

03:57na ganito

03:58ay pumayag naman kagad

03:59dahil siyempre

04:00ayaw nila ng baan

04:01dun sa kanila

04:02so malaking tulong

04:04malaking tulong

04:06ang pagsasama

04:08ng private sector

04:10ng LGU

04:11at saka ng national government

04:13kaya it will have

04:15hindi kaya

04:15ng kahit na

04:16national government

04:17lamang

04:18hindi kaya

04:19ng LGU

04:19lamang

04:20hindi kaya

04:21ng private sector

04:21ng mga negosyante

04:22hindi nila

04:23kaya na sila lang

04:24kailangan magtulungan

04:26at ito yung

04:27ito yung mga yari

04:28pibilisan natin

04:30sana naman

04:31ay mababawasan

04:32ang estimate

04:33ang estimate

04:35ng ating mga

04:36ating mga

04:38scientifico

04:39ay sabi nila

04:40mababawasan

04:41ng up to 60%

04:42ang pagbaha

04:43kung ito

04:44ay maging maayos na

04:45mas

04:46mababawasan pa

04:47ang baha

04:48pag naayos natin

04:49ang mga pumping station

04:51kaya

04:52kung titignan nyo yung mapa

04:53nandyan

04:54maliwanag

04:55kung saan

04:55yung mga

04:56saan yung mga

04:57problem areas

04:58kung saan

04:59uunahin

05:00ngunit

05:00ito ay hindi

05:02lamang dito

05:02sa

05:03Maynila

05:05ito ay

05:06kung bagay

05:07hindi mo na

05:08masasabi yung

05:09pilot project

05:10kung maalala ninyo

05:11merong ginawang

05:13study

05:13ng

05:14tawag

05:15NOAA

05:16ang NOAA study

05:17was to study

05:18the flood control

05:19or the flood situation

05:20especially around

05:21Metro Manila

05:22ngunit

05:23all over the

05:24Philippines na rin

05:25kaya

05:25on the basis

05:26of that study

05:27and on the basis

05:28of the coordination

05:29between

05:30again

05:30the LGU

05:31the private sector

05:32we will also

05:33bring

05:34kontrabaha

05:35to Cebu

05:36to Bacolod

05:37to Rojas City

05:38to Bulacan

05:38Pampanga

05:39Cabite

05:39Laguna

05:40Pangasinan

05:41Cotabato

05:42Dabao

05:42Cagayan de Oro

05:43and other places

05:45na madalas

05:46mabaha

05:47so that is

05:48what we are

05:49that is what

05:49this signifies

05:51now

05:51it's the beginning

05:53of a very

05:55wide-ranging

05:55program

05:56to at least

05:57partially solve

05:58the problem

05:59of flooding

05:59especially

06:00in the urban

06:01areas

06:02especially

06:02in Metro Manila

06:03and the other

06:05highly urbanized

06:06cities

06:07and provinces

06:08kaya

06:09this is going

06:10to be

06:11a

06:12simple solution

06:13but it will

06:15take a lot

06:15of work

06:15and mabuti

06:16na lang

06:17marami tayong

06:19marami tayong

06:20mga willing

06:20na tumutulong

06:22again

06:22from the

06:23national government

06:24of course

06:24we are

06:25administering it

06:26we are

06:26organizing it

06:28but again

06:29we do it

06:29together

06:30with our

06:30LGU

06:31executives

06:32and with

06:32our friends

06:33in the

06:33private sector

06:34who have

06:35in their

06:36who have

06:37volunteered

06:37their

06:39capacity

06:40and their

06:40equipment

06:41we have

06:42discovered

06:43that

06:45kung makita

06:45ninyo

06:46yung mga

06:46equipment

06:47na ito

06:47medyo

06:48bago-bago

06:49pa

06:49nandyan

06:51since

06:51when

06:522008

06:537 years ago

06:57naka

06:58ano lang

06:59nakatinggalan

07:00sa warehouse

07:01nila

07:02ng DPW

07:03at

07:03never

07:04nagamit

07:04dahil

07:05kailangan

07:06daw

07:06itago

07:07for the

07:08big one

07:08pero

07:09ito

07:10na yata

07:10yung big

07:11one

07:11when it

07:12comes to

07:12flooding

07:12ano

07:13pang

07:13inaantay

07:13natin

07:14kaya

07:14ilabas

07:15na

07:15natin

07:15lahat

07:15gagamitin

07:16natin

07:16lahat

07:17yan

07:17plus

07:18merong

07:18augmentation

07:20from

07:20again

07:20the

07:21private

07:22sector

07:22at

07:22marami

07:23naman

07:23sa

07:23equipment

07:24and

07:25of course

07:25with

07:26the

07:26approval

07:26and

07:26the

07:27cooperation

07:27of

07:27our

07:28LGUs

07:28so

07:29hopefully

07:29we'll

07:30just keep

07:30doing

07:30this

07:31this

07:31is

07:31not

07:31an

07:32instant

07:32solution

07:33kung

07:33tutusin

07:34natin

07:34sa

07:35pag-aaral

07:35ng

07:35ating

07:36mga

07:36eksperto

07:37hindi

07:38ang

07:39flooding

07:39problem

07:39hindi

07:40maayos

07:41dahil

07:42meron

07:42tayong

07:43ginawang

07:43isang

07:43bagay

07:44we will

07:45have

07:45to do

07:45many

07:46things

07:46we have

07:47to do

07:47the

07:47siltation

07:48we have

07:49to do

07:49the

07:50changes

07:50in the

07:51location

07:52of the

07:52pumping

07:53stations

07:54we have

07:55to

07:55in the

07:57long term

07:57we have

07:58to go

07:58upstream

07:58and look

07:59at the

08:00watersheds

08:00and see

08:01what we

08:01can do

08:02there

08:02either

08:03develop

08:04the

08:04watersheds

08:04or

08:05already

08:05put

08:06holding

08:08impounding

08:10we have

08:13to impound

08:14the water

08:14upstream

08:15so

08:15this is

08:16a long

08:17term

08:18solution

08:18and it

08:19is

08:19something

08:19that

08:20has

08:20been

08:20proposed

08:20for

08:20a

08:21very

08:21long

08:21time

08:21but

08:22somehow

08:22has

08:23never

08:23been

08:23implemented

08:24and

08:24we

08:24are

08:25doing

08:25that

08:25now

08:25and

08:26so

08:26I

08:27have

08:28I

08:28have

08:28I

08:29am

08:29very

08:29optimistic

08:30that

08:31once

08:31we

08:32get

08:32the

08:33majority

08:33of

08:33this

08:34done

08:34maramdaman

08:35na

08:35kagad

08:35natin

08:36na

08:36pagdating

08:37ulit

08:37ng

08:38tag-ulan

08:39next

08:39year

08:39malaki

08:40na

08:40yung

08:40mababawasan

08:41sa

08:41flooding

08:42it's

08:43okay

08:43thank you

08:43ma

08:44man

08:44had

08:45got

08:45too

08:46to

08:46do

08:47want

08:47to

08:48could

08:48be

08:50for

08:51to

08:57yeah

08:58to

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