The Western Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) is pushing for the phase-by-phase implementation of the Panay River Basin Development Project in Capiz as one of the long-term solutions to the flooding problem of the province. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) information officer and spokesperson for RDRRMC Cindy Ferrer said the full council meeting on May 4 resulted to the approval of Resolution No. 9 re-endorsing Resolution No. 1 passed in 2018 calling for the fast-tracking of the P19.78-billion project proposed by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). The new resolution is addressed to the Office of the President.

Panay River project seen to address Capiz flooding. (2022, May 6). Panay News, p. 4.