MANILA, Philippines — Despite past anomalies, funding for flood control and shoreline protection projects should be restored in the 2027 national budget — but with strict safeguards, House Deputy Speaker Janette Garin said in an online media conference on Monday. She acknowledged that controversies involving questionable or substandard projects had shaken public confidence in the entire flood-control program, including legitimate infrastructure needed by vulnerable communities. “You know, flood control projects have been demonized,” Garin said in Filipino, she said in reply to questions about funding for such infrastructure projects being returned in the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP) that is […]...Keep on reading: Garin wants flood control funding in 2027 budget, with strict safeguards