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The Flood Management Act of 2025 proposes a national flood‑management masterplan, creates an inter‑agency task force, gives the Department of Public Works and Highways lead implementation duties, raises penalties for illegal quarrying and timber cutting, and authorizes the President to speed up or waive permits for flood‑control projects.

The proposed law would create a single, nationwide flood‑management masterplan, set up a council to coordinate its implementation, give agencies stronger powers to stop illegal activities that worsen flooding, and earmark budget funds for the plan.

The bill would create a National Flood Insurance Authority to offer affordable flood insurance, subsidize premiums for low‑income families, map flood‑hazard zones, and require flood coverage for government‑backed loans in high‑risk areas.

The bill creates a national program, led by DENR, to use reforestation, mangroves, wetlands and other nature‑based actions to cut flood and erosion risks, while giving farmers insurance, LGUs funding, and private firms incentives to join.

The bill would set up a new, independent agency called the National Flood Control Authority to plan and build flood‑control projects across the country, especially in Metro Manila, and give it authority to coordinate with other agencies, regulate construction, and work with private partners.

The proposed bill would require the national science and environment agencies to produce updated multi‑hazard and flood maps for every local government unit every three years, and to train local officials and barangays on how to use them.