United Nations: World’s aging big dams pose ‘emerging risk’
By Marlowe Hood PARIS, France"•By 2050, more than half the global population will live downstream from tens of thousands of ...
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Water talks
With the proposal of transferring the authority of dam water release to the National Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council, ...
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Dry regulation
"There is something wrong with the way we manage this natural resource." When it rains, it pours. But when ...
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2 dams needed to secure CL growth
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga—Central Luzon contributes 9.3 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, but this productivity is in danger because of ...
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Angat Dam in Bulacan releases water
Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan is currently releasing water though its spillway gate. National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) Manager for Flood ...
Read moreLa Mesa Dam in Quezon City on red alert
Red alert has been raised over La Mesa Dam in Quezon City. La Mesa Dam Manager Teddy Angeles says, water ...
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