Lingayen Pangasinan, Aug. 5 -- Top officials of Pangasinan are advocating for the dredging of rivers to address the province's perennial flooding problem.

Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino, in an interview on Monday, said addressing flooding is not just about creating additional canals or infrastructure but also its main cause, which is river siltation.

"Based on the studies that were done by experts from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, one of the main reasons of flooding, especially when it comes to Central Pangasinan, where the mouth of our three major river systems are, Cayanga, Sinocalan river systems, as well as Agno, is the heavy siltation in the mouth of our rivers. So, when it comes to siltation, what is the...