AMID HEAVY rains spawned by the habagat or southwest monsoon in the past days, three dams in Luzon released water on Sunday morning, data from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) showed.
The Binga Dam, located in Benguet province, opened six floodgates, while Ambuklao Dam, also in Benguet, opened five gates as they both came close to reaching their respective normal high water levels (NHWL) or spilling levels.
The water level in Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan, reached 101.07 meters at 6 a.m. Sunday, which is slightly above its NHWL of 101 meters, so it had to open one floodgate to spill water.
Recent rains have raised the water elevation in Angat Dam to 201.45 meters as of noon Sunday, but that is still more than eight meters away from its high-water level of 210 meters. — NCB
