CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–Out of the 39,406.71 lineal meters (l.m.) total drainage project length, 28,556.74 l.m. have already been funded, which comprised 72.26% of the CDO Urban Drainage Masterplan, as of September 2022.
Since its initial release in the year 2015, the total budget released as of CY 2022 is P4.11 billion – 59.40% of the total project cost. A total of P1.40 billion was released for the Sapang Catchment, P821.34 million for Carmen Catchment and P1.89 billion for Bitan-ag and Kolambog Catchments.
To date, 30 project contracts were already completed, 7 are ongoing, 11 were suspended, and 2 were terminated. The terminated projects were due to unresolved RROW issues wherein only 76 Informal Settler Families (ISFs) were relocated out of the 276 identified along the Bitan-ag to Kolambog Creek project alignment. Some permanent structures were also left uncleared. The 11 suspended projects were due to absence of traffic clearance from the city government, pending settlement of RROW concerns, and revision of plans.
DPWH-10 receives partial budget releases per year intended for the completion of drainage projects, however, due to unresolved right-of-way (ROW) issues in project locations which impede project implementation, some funds were reverted. Relocation of project-affected families were coordinated with the city government. Once resolved and project alignment is cleared, implementation of drainage projects will be in full swing. (DPWH-10/PIA-10)
