The Davao City Planning and Development Office (DCPDO) is expected to provide a comprehensive briefer on Wednesday (Nov. 17) that aims to address floodings in Davao City.
“Hopefully, we can provide the briefer tomorrow, we are still collating needed info per area of the flooding incident,” said Engr. Ivan C. Cortez, DCPDO head in a text message on Tuesday.
The DCPDO underwent discussion on the planned information concerning the recent flooding experienced in the city and the consolidation of infrastructure projects to address and mitigate it.
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday said the city government of Davao through DCPDO prepared a planned information drive about river flooding and street floodings affecting the city. Also included in the briefer are the projects that are being done and what needs to be done.
“We have already prepared a comprehensive brief about the floodings no kaning sa river flooding na flooding and kaning sa flooding sa surface street na usually drainage ang problem. Our City Planning Development Office is ready to explain that to you. I-apil napud didto ang mga projects nga ginabuhat ug ang mga kinahanglan buhaton,” the mayor said.
Meanwhile, the flooding incident on November 10, 2021, resulted in the evacuation of more than nine thousand families and affected a total of 13 barangays.
The Davao City Central 911 Operatives rescued 33 individuals and animals after search and rescue operations conducted in Jade Valley, Tigatto, and Bacaca.
The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has called on Dabawenyos to always heed pre-emptive evacuation warnings for their safety and avoid being trapped during calamities such as flooding occurrence while the Barangay officials and their rescue volunteers are also requested to be proactive in relaying advisories provided by the city government’s operation center.
