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(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said one gate of Angat Dam will be opened at 0.5 meters at 2 p.m. A total discharge of 60 cubic meters per second is expected. Around 11 a.m., PAGASA monitored the water level of Angat Dam at 213.28 meters, above the dam’s normal high water level at 212 meters. Residents living in low-lying areas near Angat River, particularly in Norzagaray, Angat, San Rafael, Bustos, Baliuag, Pulilan, and Plaridel, were advised to take precautionary measures in case dow...

Angat Dam (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitored the level of Angat Dam at 215.90 meters as of 9 a.m., which is higher by 2.3 meters from last Sunday’s 213.60 meters. Moreover, Angat Dam’s level is currently 3.90 meters above its 212.0 meters normal high water level. To protect its integrity and structure, Angat Dam started to release 289 cubic meters per second of excess water around 9 a.m. Most of the water discharged from Angat Dam goes to Ipo Dam, which has a current water level of 99.90 mete...

Angat, Ipo dams open gates, nearby towns likely to be affected —PAGASA Published December 21, 2020 3:46pm Angat and Ipo dams on Monday opened gates to release water, which may affect nearby towns, according to state weather bureau PAGASA – Hydrometeorology Division. In its 1 p.m. update on Monday, PAGASA said Angat Dam has three gates open at two meters. The water level in the dam was recorded at 216.13 meters. Its normal high water level is at 212 meters. Ipo Dam meanwhile opened four gates by two meters to discharge water. As of 12 noon, the water level in Ipo Dam was recorded at...

(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Angat Dam’s water level has already reached 216.13 meters, more than 4 meters above its 212.0-meter spilling level as of 1 p.m., based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). One spillway gate of Angat Dam was initially opened Monday morning, discharging 289 cubic meters of water.  By afternoon, two additional gates were opened, discharging a total of 521 cubic meters per second. Most of the water discharged from Angat Dam flows into the Ipo Dam, which has a current water ...

Published December 16, 2020, 5:03 PM International environmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines has reported the completion of the reforestation of 75 hectares of the “damaged” portions of Ipo Watershed in Bulacan last month. WWF-Philippines, in partnership with GCash, opted to push through with the reforestation work, citing the importance of continuing with the conservation of the watershed amid the coronavirus pandemic. They also noted the recent water shortages caused by siltation in Ipo Dam that further stressed the need to protect and rehabilitate the cruc...