Ambuklao, Binga dam gates open to release water —PAGASA

A few gates of the Ambuklao and Binga Dams in Benguet were open on Sunday morning to release water, data from PAGASA showed. 

At 8 a.m., two gates of Ambuklao Dam were open at 0.8 meters or a total of 155.71 cms.

The reservoir water level (RWL) of Ambuklao Dam was at 751.86 meters, near the 752-meter normal high water level (NHWL).

Three gates of Binga Dam on the other hand were open as of 8 a.m. Sunday. The gates were opened at 1.3 meters or a total of 257.61 cms.

Binga Dam's RWL was at 574.45 meters at 8 a.m., which is near the 575-meter NHWL or spilling level.

PAGASA said the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and trough of Severe Tropical Storm Danas (formerly Bising) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) will bring rains on Sunday throughout the country. 

Cordillera Administrative Region which includes Benguet may expect cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the monsoon. Moderate to at times heavy rains may possibly result in flash floods or landslides, PAGASA added. —KG, GMA Integrated News