Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "dams"

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    • Angat water for Metro Manila further cut; reduction till June 30 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A4)
      The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has again reduced the water allocation of Metro Manila from Angat Dam as the regulator expected the level at the reservoir to hit the critical mark of 160 meters above sea level. ...

    • Bulacan, Pampanga farms to get less water from Angat 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2022, on page A10)
      The water elevation at Angat Dam on Wednesday dropped to 197.06 meters above sea level, which was still far below the normal high water mark of 212 masl, according to the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management ...

    • Iloilo mega dam to play key role in PH food security, says Drilon 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 30, 2022, on page A11)
      The construction of the P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province, the biggest such project outside of Luzon, is halfway done, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Sen. Franklin Drilon, the ...

    • Moving Cagayan folk away from river eyed 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2020, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking at the possible relocation of residents living along the banks of Cagayan River, after Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: Vamco) caused widespread ...

    • Watershed protection seen urgent 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 25, 2018, on page 1)
      The Philippines had joined the celebration of World Water Day on March 22 to raise awareness on the importance of water and the need to conserve this most basic resource. To mark World Water Day, the Metropolitan Waterworks ...