UP Responds to Infra Challenges with Science-Driven, Climate-Resilient Measures - University of the Philippines
According to Jimenez, UP is committed to lead in integrating research and innovation into public infrastructure planning, and to advocate for increased investment in science and technology to support climate resilience, disaster preparedness, and sustainable development. Even before the public outcry over corruption and inefficiency in government-funded infrastructure programs, the University of the Philippines had quietly begun a series of science-based reforms and institutional upgrades aimed at improving infrastructure quality and oversight in the state university.UP Vice President for Development Dan Peckley shared that the University is midway in implementing and institutionalizing the reforms and upgrades that the university needs. “These reforms entail changing culture and mindsets that have been entrenched for over a decade.Sectoral representatives in the University’s Board of Regents recently flagged construction defects and delays in projects implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways across UP campuses following heavy rains that caused floods inside UP Diliman and water damage to several buildings.In 2024, UP already started implementing programs to address flooding concerns in the wake of intensified rainfall caused by monsoon winds and typhoons, such as the Decentralized and Adaptive Landscapes for Overflow Yield project or Project DALOY.