Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), together with local government units (LGUs), will implement dredging, deploy mobile pumps, and construct water detention basins as immediate, medium and long-term measures to address flooding in Dagupan City.

"The first thing we need to do is to dredge from the upstream of the Sinocalan River, since there are a lot of areas in the upstream of Dagupan City that are submerged in water for a long time," DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said in an interview on Thursday afternoon.

He said dredging equipment will be mobilized in the coming days to begin dredging.

"Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III wants to help, and we will accept the dredging equipment from the province. We...