Flooding & DPWH: Hopeless under PNoy?

Yes, it takes time—2-3 years or even more—for detailed engineering, bidding, awarding, notice to proceed, mobilization, and implementation for the big-ticket flood control projects. This is precisely why the P18.7 Billion Dredging project of the Laguna de Bay should NOT have been stopped by P-Noy just because it was a project of his predecessor.

There was NO “take”by the Belgian government since it is a government-to-government contract covered by an Official Development Assistance (ODA). The grant component of P7.0 Billion is almost double the grant requirement in a ODA loan. It is almost almost 40% or almost double the 20% as per ODA law.