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Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Manila, Philippines—Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain...

Marcos orders dam monitoring amid heavy rains, flood risks

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed concerned agencies to prepare for possible flooding near water reservoirs amid ongoing heavy rains from the Southwest Monsoon....

Modernize, rehab Magat Dam—PBBM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called for the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to modernize and rehabilitate the Magat Dam. Speaking at the inauguration of...

Sen. Imee Marcos leads groundbreaking for Magat Dam retrofitting

By Jessica M. Bacud ILAGAN CITY, Isabela – Senator Imee Marcos took the initiative and vigorously supported the National Irrigation Administration in pushing through the...

Water from Magat Dam floods Isabela, Ifugao, Cagayan

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) was confronted by a dilemma of dam if you do, dam if you don’t insofar as releasing water from...

PAGASA: Magat Dam remains open to release water after storm’s onslaught

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said seven radial gates of Magat Dam in Luzon remained open on Monday morning to...

PAGASA, NIA, SNAP prepare communities for rainy season

By Jessica M. Bacud SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela --  Renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power Magat (SNAP-Magat) has strengthened public information on Magat Dam’s management...

NIA: Magat Dam releases water amid heavy rains

Magat Dam in Isabela released water on Sunday due to heavy rains in Luzon. A spillway gate was opened at 2 p.m. to release 200...

The Resilient Filipino

Considering our location within the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is a country prone to natural hazards and existential risks of climate change....

Floods, landslides feared as 2 LPAs induce rain

Weathermen on Sunday warned of flooding as the water level in the dams of Magat, Angat and Ipo in Luzon continued to rise following...

NIA: Magat Dam not only cause of flooding

The National Irrigation Administration said Sunday the recent fooding in Cagayan Valley could not be wholly-attributed to Magat Dam in Ramon, Isabela. It said Magat...

‘Nature, man’s greed caused flood, not dam’

The head of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said Tuesday the release of water from Magat Dam was not a major cause of the...

Cagayanos damn Magat Dam

 Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba said residents of his province want charges filed against the operators of Magat Dam, which opened seven spillway gates at...

Gov’t, not SN Aboitiz, owns and operates Magat Dam

SN Aboitiz Power Corp., a joint venture of SN Power of Norway and Aboitiz Power Corp. on Tuesday clarified that it operates the Magat...
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