Occidental Mindoro town seeks DPWH help as floods brought P1.4B damage

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The municipal government of Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro has sought assistance from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the construction and rehabilitation of flood control projects and riverbanks. This comes following damage estimated at P1.43 billion from successive weather disturbances. Municipal Administrator Norman Novio on Sunday (August