President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits families displaced by flooding at the Bacolor Integrated School Evacuation Center in Barangay Cabambanganon on Monday, August 24, 2026. During the visit, he met evacuees and witnessed the distribution of P10,000 in DSWD cash assistance to each family under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program. (Presidential Communications Office)
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday he was satisfied with the government’s immediate response to flooding in Pampanga, citing the continued delivery of food, shelter and health services to displaced residents.
Marcos made the assessment after a situation briefing on the impact of the enhanced southwest monsoon in Central Luzon and after visiting evacuation sites in Bacolor.
He said government supplies and assistance remained available and would continue as long as affected families needed support.
The President also outlined measures being considered to address recurring flooding in the region, ranging from repairs of damaged infrastructure to larger flood-control projects.
For the immediate response, Marcos said damaged facilities and structures would be repaired or replaced to restore affected areas as quickly as possible.
As part of the medium-term plan, the government is preparing five Sabo dams in Nueva Ecija for 2027. The structures are intended to slow runoff, reduce siltation and retain water that may later be used for households, industry and irrigation.
Marcos also said authorities were studying a roughly 100-kilometer dike-road project designed to help block water coming from Manila Bay, although he acknowledged that the project would take time to complete.
During his visit, Marcos checked on evacuees at the Bacolor Integrated School Evacuation Center and Bacolor Mini Convention Center, where more than 500 families received Php 10,000 in financial assistance.