CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: Dredging alone will not solve the perennial problem of flooding in the province, a group of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) alumni said in a statement circulated on social media amid the issuance of a resolution from the inter-agency committee (IAC) of the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro for river restoration and dredging activities allowing 14 private contractors to massively dredge seven rivers systems in the province.

The UPLB Alumni Association Oriental Mindoro Chapter, in a statement posted on their social media page, which was circulated on social media and was signed by its president, Jaime Nuevas, said that the association 'always considers science as the fool-proof refuge in resolving issues affecting communities and society, especially as it concerns the environment.'