The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently turned over to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) the Task Force Build Back Better’s Marikina River rehabilitation project to ensure its continuity after the Duterte administration. Acting Environment Secretary Jim Sampulna said the move would mainstream the task force’s gains in the Marikina restoration project into the initiatives of the DPWH’s Unified Project Management Office-Flood Control Management Cluster. “But the objective of the activity remains the same – to address the issue of perennial flooding in Marikina, Pasig and Quezon City,” Sampulna said, adding that the gains of the task force was proven by the “improved conditions in the Marikina and Pasig during intense rains last year.”

Marcelo, E. (2022, March 14). DENR turns over Marikina River rehab project to DPWH. Philippine Star, p. 10.