Manila, Sept. 10 -- Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday urged the government to involve the Climate Change Commission (CCC) more directly in planning and designing flood control projects, warning that stronger typhoons and heavier rains brought by climate change demand longer-lasting and science-based infrastructure.

During a Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change hearing, Tulfo noted that most flood mitigation projects are built with a five-year lifespan, which he said is inadequate given worsening weather conditions.

"Pag meron pong dilubyo, talagang dilubyo. Akala mo katapusan na po ng mundo. Milyun-milyon ang ginagastos natin, pagkatapos five years lang po, 'yung flood control nasisira na (When calamities...