{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_5gcl6z6uperab47xnayq","title":"Pampanga ramps up flood control efforts","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/pampanga-ramps-up-flood-control-efforts-5gcl6z6upe","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_5gcl6z6uperab47xnayq","seq":473030,"kind":"article","title":"Pampanga ramps up flood control efforts","url":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/29/regions/pampanga-ramps-up-flood-control-efforts/2434317","summary":"THE government is moving to deepen and widen the Pampanga River and its tributaries as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. orders faster, more aggressive flood-mitigation works in one of Central Luzon’s most flood-prone areas. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to undertake extensive dredging and desilting of the Pampanga River system, particularly waterways around Macabebe and Masantol where silt buildup and limited river capacity have contributed to…","published":"2026-09-28T16:10:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T16:24:31Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-manilatimes-net-e8ebd1","name":"manilatimes.net","domain":"manilatimes.net","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1573100","name":"The Manila Times","type":"magazine","country":"PH","designations":["organization","periodical"]}},"via":"kite-manilatimes-net-e8ebd1","topics":["asia","regions"],"authors":["William B. Depasupil"],"entities":[{"id":"Q13870","name":"Pampanga","type":"place"}],"image":"https://manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2026/09/28/1236520.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_5gcl6z6uperab47xnayq","category":"environment","category_p":0.28999999165534973,"category2":"disaster-accident","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.1599999964237213,"political":0.18000000715255737}]}