Lawmakers are investigating contractors and government officials who may have been involved in stealing funds meant for flood control projects that failed to materialise. “There’s a sense of misalignment and lack of prioritisation of the DPWH and other agencies of flood hazard areas for flood control projects,” said Jose Antonio Montalban, an engineer and public information officer of Propel. According to the group, 411 out of the 668 flood control projects in Bulacan are not located in any identified flood hazard areas. When a flood control structure collapses, the impact on people’s safety is extreme and instantaneous,” the engineer said. “Flood control infrastructure is nice to have, especially in areas prone to erosion,” he said.