Manila, July 29 -- Senator Loren Legarda on Monday expressed support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s continued investment in flood control, infrastructure, and water service projects, but stressed that the quality of implementation and public accountability must match the scale of the programs.

"We must view the state of the nation not only in what programs exist but in the quality of their implementation, and in the discipline with which both government and citizens carry them out," she said, reacting to the President's 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Legarda said efforts must go hand in hand with strict compliance to existing laws, such as Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

"Flood mitigati...