City Council calls for comprehensive drainage masterplan for Cebu

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CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Council will examine the drainage masterplan of the city as the rainy season sets in and will most likely lead to flooding problems in the lowland

At the first regular session of the 15th Sangguniang Panglungsod on Tuesday, July 9, Cebu City Councilor Antonio Cuenco raised the city’s flooding problem during his privilege speech.from using plastic items, implementing community clean-ups for clogged canals, and fixing broken footpaths or sidewalks to ensure that the public has places to walk on when flooding happens in certain areas.

However, Councilor Raymond Garcia, chairman of the Committee on Budget and Finance, said the amount is a large sum and the release will entail waiting over a longer period of time for the supplemental budget that Mayor Edgardo Labella will request from the city council. Councilor Philip Zafra called for an executive session to review all drainage plans, whether implemented or cancelled, of the previous administration in order to identify which of these plans can solve the city’s flood problems.

Both councilors called for the review of the plan and “tweak” it to fit current needs and requirements.The City Council, through a motion proposed by Councilor Nestor Archival, also urged the city government to review the implementation of an ordinance, which tasked the Office of the Building Official to make rainwater collecting basins or sheds a requirement for establishments.

 

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