MMDA to Allocate Over Half of 2027 Budget to Flood Control
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced plans to allocate nearly 52 percent of its proposed PHP6.56 billion budget for 2027 to flood control and sewerage management, totaling PHP3.4 billion. This marks flood mitigation as the agency's top spending priority despite a slight decrease in overall funding.
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