Marcos orders DPWH to fast-track ‘holistic’ flood control projects

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and other concerned agencies to work out a “holistic approach” to addressing the perennial flooding problem in the country. In a briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Marcos directed the department to take “fast