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                    [Summary] => LUBAO, Pampanga — The national government has set aside an additional P41 million for flood control projects in Pampanga, Vice Gov. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo said yesterday.


In a statement, Arroyo said the additional budget is an indication of the strong desire of the administration of President Arroyo to once and for all solve the perennial floodings in Pampanga in order to speed up its growth and development.


Earlier, the national government had allocated more than P600 million for major flood control projects in Pampanga.


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                    [Title] => Despite costly dredgings, P’panga towns flooded anew
                    [Summary] => GUAGUA, Pampanga — Just a few weeks after President Arroyo visited this town to commend the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for its dredging of the Guagua-Pasac River, residents of 20 barangays here found themselves dealing with rising floodwaters in the aftermath of typhoon "Harurot."


Loida Samonte, of the municipal disaster coordinating council, said floodwaters are about a few inches to two feet deep. Flooding in the town proper may reach one foot.


But Samonte reported no flood-related casualties or infrastructure damage.


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                    [Title] => Mikey cites accomplishments in first year in office
                    [Summary] => Pampanga Vice Gov. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo said he has worked out the release of about P700 million for various infrastructure projects in the province during his first year in office.


The young Arroyo made the disclosure in his accomplishment report to the people of Pampanga as he marks his 34th birthday today and his first year in office in June.


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                    [Title] => These Sasmuan island  villages are sinking!
                    [Summary] => SASMUAN, Pampanga — What do you do when the ground beneath your feet is sinking - literally?


This is the problem facing 25,000 residents of five island-barangays in this fifth-class municipality, their land being eroded into the sea and sinking at, what authorities believe, such an alarming rate.


"It’s a serious problem. For the island residents, their homes are all they have and they have nowhere else to go," said Sasmuan Mayor Catalina Bagasina.


The five barangays are Batang I and II, Mabuanbuan, Sebitanan and Malusac.
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                    [Title] => Pampanga floods to remain till Dec. unless...
                    [Summary] => CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Unless clogged local waterways are dredged, flooding in 77 barangays in the province’s 10 towns will remain until December, the provincial disaster coordinating council (PDCC) said yesterday.


President Arroyo earlier promised to deploy the Navy’s Seabees engineering corps to dredge the Guagua-Pasac River, the main channel of inland floodwaters into the Manila Bay. Officials, however, said the dredging has not begun.


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                    [Title] => P100 M out for Pampanga river dredging; more funds
                    [Summary] => CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — President Arroyo has ordered the release of P100 million for the dredging of the lahar-clogged Guagua-Pasac River to mitigate flooding in the province.


She promised to release P400 million more for the project.


Vice Gov. Mikey Arroyo said the Seabees, the Navy’s engineering brigade, has begun dredging work at the 20-kilometer Guagua-Pasac River which drains into the Manila Bay.


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                    [Title] => Flooding worsens in 49 Pampanga barangays
                    [Summary] => GUAGUA, Pampanga — Floodwaters which have submerged 49 barangays in six Pampanga towns for a month now, swelled to one to five feet deep following heavy rains the other day.


The flow of the floodwaters to Manila Bay, however, has been impeded by fishponds which small fishermen have built on the banks and even in the middle of the Guagua-Pasac River.  


Fifteen of the flooded barangays are in Minalin, 13 in Macabebe, seven in Sto. Tomas, 10 in San Fernando, three in Apalit, and one in Masantol. 


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In a statement, Arroyo said the additional budget is an indication of the strong desire of the administration of President Arroyo to once and for all solve the perennial floodings in Pampanga in order to speed up its growth and development.


Earlier, the national government had allocated more than P600 million for major flood control projects in Pampanga.


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Loida Samonte, of the municipal disaster coordinating council, said floodwaters are about a few inches to two feet deep. Flooding in the town proper may reach one foot.


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The young Arroyo made the disclosure in his accomplishment report to the people of Pampanga as he marks his 34th birthday today and his first year in office in June.


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"It’s a serious problem. For the island residents, their homes are all they have and they have nowhere else to go," said Sasmuan Mayor Catalina Bagasina.


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President Arroyo earlier promised to deploy the Navy’s Seabees engineering corps to dredge the Guagua-Pasac River, the main channel of inland floodwaters into the Manila Bay. Officials, however, said the dredging has not begun.


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                    [Summary] => CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — President Arroyo has ordered the release of P100 million for the dredging of the lahar-clogged Guagua-Pasac River to mitigate flooding in the province.


She promised to release P400 million more for the project.


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The flow of the floodwaters to Manila Bay, however, has been impeded by fishponds which small fishermen have built on the banks and even in the middle of the Guagua-Pasac River.  


Fifteen of the flooded barangays are in Minalin, 13 in Macabebe, seven in Sto. Tomas, 10 in San Fernando, three in Apalit, and one in Masantol. 


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P41-M more okayed for flood control projects in Pampanga

September 18, 2003 - 12:00am

LUBAO, Pampanga — The national government has set aside an additional P41 million for flood control projects in Pampanga, Vice Gov. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo said yesterday. In a statement, Arroyo...

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Despite costly dredgings, P’panga towns flooded anew

July 24, 2003 - 12:00am

GUAGUA, Pampanga — Just a few weeks after President Arroyo visited this town to commend the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for its dredging of the Guagua-Pasac River, residents of 20 barangays...

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Mikey cites accomplishments in first year in office

April 15, 2002 - 12:00am

Pampanga Vice Gov. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo said he has worked out the release of about P700 million for various infrastructure projects in the province during his first year in office. The young Arroyo...

Nation

These Sasmuan island villages are sinking!

By Ding Cervantes | March 17, 2002 - 12:00am

SASMUAN, Pampanga — What do you do when the ground beneath your feet is sinking - literally? This is the problem facing 25,000 residents of five island-barangays in this fifth-class municipality, their land...

News Commentary

Pampanga floods to remain till Dec. unless...

By Ding Cervantes | August 29, 2001 - 12:00am

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Unless clogged local waterways are dredged, flooding in 77 barangays in the province’s 10 towns will remain until December, the provincial disaster coordinating council...

Nation

P100 M out for Pampanga river dredging; more funds

August 22, 2001 - 12:00am

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — President Arroyo has ordered the release of P100 million for the dredging of the lahar-clogged Guagua-Pasac River to mitigate flooding in the province. She promised to release...

Nation

Flooding worsens in 49 Pampanga barangays

August 14, 2001 - 12:00am

GUAGUA, Pampanga — Floodwaters which have submerged 49 barangays in six Pampanga towns for a month now, swelled to one to five feet deep following heavy rains the other day. The flow of the floodwaters to Manila...

Nation