LEGAZPI CITY, March 28 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways in Bicol (DPWH-5) has completed the construction of two flood mitigation structures worth PHP190 million in Nabua, Camarines Sur.

In a statement on Tuesday, DPWH Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte said the structures -- the PHP93-million dike in Barangay Antipolo Young and another dike worth PHP97 million in Barangay San Jose -- were built for the preservation of lives and properties particularly in areas near the rivers.

"It will also decrease the destruction in agricultural livelihood, reduction of bank collapse and harmful degradation of the riverbed, and roads will be passable even during adverse weather conditions because overflow from the river will be minimized...