P92-M revetment
protects coastal community in San Joaquin, Calbayog City
By
CHENZI MAY D. UY
August 23, 2019
CALBAYOG CITY – The
coastal community of Barangay San Joaquin in Calbayog City, Samar
are now better protected against strong waves and floods with the
completion of an 872-linear-meter revetment. The structure was
erected at a height of about three (3) meters to arrest the strong
waves that hit the shore.
The newly constructed
revetment, which amounts to P92 million, provides coastal erosion
defense and protection of lives and properties along the coast,
according to the Department of Public Works and Highways Samar First
District Engineering Office.
San Joaquin is home to
over 6,100 people or around 1,200 households, many of whom are
situated near the sea.
One of the coastal
residents, Willie Alvarez Francisco, 67, says the high tide brings
seawater inside their home and their situation becomes more
precarious whenever there’s a weather disturbance.
