Halting river dredging ill-timed as floods worsen in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Halting all river dredging activities may be ill-timed and is one of the problems faced by the Department of Public Works and Highways, as heavily silted waterways have not been able to absorb rain dumped by habagat and typhoons, a government engineer said on Monday.  “The Department of Environment and Natural Resources