By Rachel Magday
NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Nueva Vizcaya 1st District Engineering Office has implemented 59 flood-control projects from 2022 to 2025 with a combined allocation of more than P3.8 billion, according to data from the Isumbong Mo sa Pangulo website.
By locality, the funded flood-control works were listed as follows:
- Bambang: 30 projects, P1,500,000,000 Billion
- Bagabag: 9 projects, P993,000,000Million
- Bayombong: 14 projects, P866,000,000Million
- Quezon: 3 projects, P242,000,000Million
- Solano: 4 projects, P204,000,000Million
In a recent legislative inquiry conducted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, District Engineer Danilo Bernabe said 10 of the projects were damaged but are being repaired by the contractors to whom the projects were awarded.
From the total flood-control funding, the top five contractors by allocation were:
- EGB Construction — P965,009,000M— 7 projects
- Dalcon Construction — P937,835,000M— 12 projects
- V.B. Manubay Construction — P580,500,000M — 7 projects
- BRG Construction — P269,500,000M— 6 projects
- J.E.L. Construction & Supply — P212,851,529.38M — 6 projects
With the 1st District Engineering Office receiving more than P3.8 billion and the 2nd District receiving P2.8 billion, the combined flood-control fund that Nueva Vizcaya obtained from 2022 to 2026 exceeds P6.6 billion.
