BACOOR CITY, Cavite — Mayor Strike B. Revilla has appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for funding and intervention in the city’s comprehensive drainage and flood mitigation plan, citing worsening flooding caused by clogged waterways and aging infrastructure.
In a letter to the President, Revilla said the Bacoor Drainage Plan requires immediate support from the national government, whether through foreign-assisted programs such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF), or direct intervention by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The mayor also pushed for dredging of the city’s critical dams and rivers, including the turnover of Molino 3 and 4 dams from the NIA, as well as desilting of canals in flood-prone barangays.
The Bacoor Drainage Plan is anchored on the JICA Master Plan (2022) and a supplemental plan prepared by DPWH, which includes the Draft Final Master Plan Report of Certeza Infosys Corp. and a feasibility study for the Bacoor River Improvement Project.
These plans were provisionally adopted by the city council under Resolution No. 2025-643 in line with a Supreme Court mandamus on the Manila Bay cleanup.
Revilla said silt and garbage have rendered dams and rivers ineffective in flood control, stressing that bureaucratic delays in the transfer of facilities have hindered the city’s ability to act.
“Every day of delay puts residents and property at greater risk,” he said, adding that the city is ready to implement and account for any assistance from the national government.
“In Bacoor, we stand as one — not just as Bacooreños, but as Filipinos deserving of safety, dignity, and resilience,” Revilla said.
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