Manila, April 20 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to visit flood control projects in Metro Manila, in compliance with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., to finish projects that will reduce flooding during the rainy season.

DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, along with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Project Noah Executive Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay, visited the Matalahib Creek Pumping Station in Barangays Talayan and Sto. Domingo in Quezon City on Monday, a month after his initial visit to the project.

He noted that the upstream and downstream gates of the facility would be torn down for faster and continuous flow of water, as the gates obstruct the natural flow of water toward the San Juan R...