The environment chief recommended to local government units (LGUs) to prohibit habitation in areas declared as “highly susceptible” to flooding and landslides by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), citing as example the Pangi River in Davao City that overflowed following heavy rains.
"Pangi River, according to Paje, has been declared as prone to overflow in a geohazard study, “Terrain Analysis of the Davao City Watershed,” conducted by the MGB-Region 12.
He said the MGB has already completed the geohazard assessment and mapping throughout the country, and has distributed geohazard maps with a scale of 1:50,000 to all LGUs.
Paje also advised the LGUs to monitor areas prone to flooding in their respective municipalities, especially during heavy rains, and to install early warning system that will monitor water level in the rivers, like the one placed in the Marikina River.
Under the geohazard mapping project of the DENR, the following were identified as top 10 flood-prone provinces: Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Maguindanao, Bulacan, Metro Manila, North Cotabato, Oriental Mindoro and Ilocos Norte.
The project has also identified flood-prone provinces along the Eastern Seaboard to include Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, eastern side of Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental."
He said the MGB has already completed the geohazard assessment and mapping throughout the country, and has distributed geohazard maps with a scale of 1:50,000 to all LGUs.
Paje also advised the LGUs to monitor areas prone to flooding in their respective municipalities, especially during heavy rains, and to install early warning system that will monitor water level in the rivers, like the one placed in the Marikina River.
Under the geohazard mapping project of the DENR, the following were identified as top 10 flood-prone provinces: Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Maguindanao, Bulacan, Metro Manila, North Cotabato, Oriental Mindoro and Ilocos Norte.
The project has also identified flood-prone provinces along the Eastern Seaboard to include Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, eastern side of Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental."
