CITY OF MALOLOS — Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando (PGB) has issued Executive Order No. 16-B, Series of 2025, directing a mandatory and comprehensive review of all flood control initiatives within the province.
The Executive Order’s primary purpose is to strengthen accountability, enhance oversight, and improve the efficacy of flood control projects in response to persistent flooding issues despite significant government investment.
Executive Order No. 16-B requires the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan District Engineering Office and all contractors involved in flood control projects—including those ongoing, pending, or completed within the last two years—to formally report and submit all necessary project documentation. Furthermore, all concerned parties, including DPWH personnel and contractors, must attend a mandatory meeting with the provincial governor.
The order also establishes a Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of key provincial officials, who is tasked with gathering and reviewing all submitted documents, conducting site inspections to confirm project compliance with approved plans, identifying unfinished work or substandard quality, coordinating with relevant national agencies, and creating a complete and actionable report on the status of all flood control projects in the province.
Fernando emphasized the necessity of stringent monitoring to ensure public funds translate into effective flood mitigation for citizens.
“Kinakailangan nating palakasin ang pagbabantay at tiyakin na ang bawat proyekto ay ginagawa nang tama at may malinaw na resulta. Hindi sapat ang papeles at plano, kailangang makita ng tao ang tunay na pagbabago dahil ang pondo ay para sa mamamayan. Dapat masigurong napapakinabangan ito ng taong bayan at hindi nasasayang,” Fernando said.
Through this Executive Order, the Provincial Government of Bulacan affirms its commitment to the protection of public funds and guarantees that projects will deliver measurable safety and welfare benefits to all Bulakenyos. (UnliNews Online)
