The construction of the flood control/slope protection structure along the Suague River started on December 9, 2020 to May 17, 2021 with Supreme ABF Construction & Construction Supply Company, Inc. as the first contractor. This is a project funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Iloilo – 2nd District Engineering Office with a contract cost of Php43,303,268.77.The government agency continued to fund the project with a different contractor, Tibiao-Antique N.K. Enterprise, Inc., and this contract costs Php28,679,261.91. The duration of the construction is 165 calendar days, from March 29 to September 9, 2022. The DPWH Iloilo added more budget to the construction of the river flood control/slope protection structure amounting to Php56,427.179.14 with Tibiao-Antique N.K. Enterprise, Inc. still as the contractor from May 23 to December 12, 2022.The main purpose of this project is to avoid flooding around the Municipality of Mina especially in the barangays of Cabalabaguan, Mina East, Mina West and Bangac. This also aims to protect the riverbanks as well as the residents living near the Suague River.
