Lives, properties, and livelihoods of the people in the coastal barangay of Punta Mesa in Manapla, Negros Occidental are now safer from flooding with the construction of a flood control structure along the Dapdap River. Undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, the revetment wall project includes the construction of a 1.16-kilometer, 3-meter-high stone masonry structure in the amount of ₱44.9 million. As reported by OIC-District Engineer Dene B. Baldonado Jr., DPWH-6 Regional Director Nerie D. Bueno said the completed structure will reduce possible damage that may be caused by flooding and erosion of riverbanks.

Completed flood control structure protects coastal barangay in northern Negros Occ. (2022, October 29-30). DailyGuardian, pp. 3, 10.