DPWH: Marcos sets 2026 deadline on Metro Manila declogging

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to finish declogging of rivers and waterways of Metro Manila before the wet season in 2026, its chief Vince Dizon said on Wednesday. Dizon said this is part of the goal of Marcos’ “Oplan Kontra Baha” (Operation Plan to