Recto urges LGUs to step up ‘all-out’ fight vs flooding, garbage

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has urged local government units (LGUs) to take a bigger role in preventing floods in their communities by keeping garbage out of their streets and waterways. In a statement on Sunday, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto told LGUs to work closely with the national government in its “all-out approach” against flooding and