Unsustainable operations and maintenance of structural and nonstructural infrastructures

Coordination among government agencies and LGUs is a problem that affects the implementation, operation and maintenance of flood control structures. Once completed, flood control structures should ideally be managed and maintained by the LGUs, and for the case of Metro Manila, MMDA, who have territorial jurisdiction over the project, since these directly benefit from them. However, owing to inadequate financial support and capacity to conduct O&M, not all LGUs and even MMDA can fully commit to this responsibility. The actual mandate for O&M also remains unclear since no law or guideline exists that lays down the sharing of responsibility between the LGUs and government agencies.