Manila, Feb. 20 -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga has underscored the urgent need for a comprehensive flood management plan in the Manila Bay reclamation projects.

During the Bagong Pilipinas interview at the state-run PTV4 on Thursday, Loyzaga said failure to integrate such measures could worsen flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

"Ang nakikita po namin ngayon sa mga ilan, at majority actually ng mga sinubmit for development sa reclamation ay wala po silang integration into the flood management plan for the different LGUs (local government units) - importante ho iyan (What we are seeing now with some, and actually the majority of those submitted for development in ...