MANILA, Sept. 1 -- The Quezon City government is pushing for the full implementation of several flood control projects under its Drainage Master Plan (DMP) following Saturday's massive flooding.

The DMP includes a detention basin and a retention pond, according to QC Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (QCDRRMO) spokesperson Peachy de Leon.

"Meron na talagang long-term na projects si Mayor Joy [Belonte], which is the Drainage Master Plan (Mayor Joy already has long-term projects, which is the Drainage Master Plan)," De Leon said in an interview Monday.

A detention basin is a constructed depression that temporarily stores stormwater runoff from large drainage areas to control flooding and reduce downstream erosion.

A retention po...