RAMON, Isabela – Officials of Magat Dam assured the huge water reservoir in Luzon is in good condition, allaying fears among the people living around the area that the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake may have caused some structural damages to it. Magat Dam. File photo / Liezle Inigo According to...
RAMON, Isabela – Acting National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda visited the Magat Dam here Tuesday, August 2, and declared the structure safe following the magnitude-7 earthquake last month. NIA acting Administrator Benny Antiporda meets officials and technical...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drllon on Friday, June 24 said the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP) in Iloilo would help boost the country’s food security and address declining agricultural productivity. JRMP is the biggest dam outside of Luzon. “The completion of...
Senator Grace Poe has asked the major water concessionaires to do their best to avoid water service interruptions in their coverage areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Despite the rains, water level at Angat Dam decreased, as well as in other dams except Ambuklao and Ipo. However, water...
(National Irrigation Administration / File Photo) Authorities have stopped Magat Dam’s spilling operations on Wednesday, April 20, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its termination of flood precaution advisory. PAGASA said that the...
(PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION) Residents in low-lying communities in Isabela were warned against possible flooding as Magat Dam continued to discharge water from its reservoir on Tuesday morning, April 19. In an advisory issued at 9 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric,...
Malacañang assured the public that the government would uphold the country's interests as it defended the construction of the Chinese-funded Kaliwa Dam anew. Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The water level of Angat Dam in Bulacan has increased by almost two meters amid rains brought about by the shear line—a region where warm and cold winds converge. Based on the monitoring of the Hydrometeorology Division of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said on Tuesday, April 5, that the "rush to construct" Kaliwa Dam should not brush aside laws and the rights of communities that will be affected by the project. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) While...
The water level of Angat Dam, which supplies 97 percent of Metro Manila’s water requirement, is now at 190.85 meters, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said on Monday, April 4. NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David disclosed that from 195 meters, Angat Dam’s water level has now...
Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday warned that late-night water rationing could extend into daytime and that drought could occur in lowland farms. Marcos noted dam water levels go down faster this summer and the level at Angat Dam—the main source of drinking water for Metro Manila and irrigation...
ILOILO CITY – The on-going construction of the P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province has reached an almost halfway mark, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Construction for the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog town, Iloilo...
