Ambuklao, Binga dam water gates remain open

Two dams in Luzon have gates that remained open on Tuesday to release water following rains in the country over the past few days.

According to data from the PAGASA-Flood Forecasting and Warning Section on Tuesday morning, Ambuklao Dam had one gate open at 0.3 meters.

The outflow of water had risen to 92.98 cubic meters per second (cms) from 47.23 cms on Monday.

Ambuklao Dam’s reservoir currently holds 751.71 meters of water, which was a 0.32-meter increase from 751.39 meters on Monday morning and was close to the dam’s Normal High Water Level (NHWL) of 752.00 meters.

Meanwhile, Binga Dam has closed one of its water gates and left one open at 0.3 meters, with 50.50 cms water outflow.

The dam previously had two gates open at 0.80 meters with 113.87 cms water outflow on Monday.

The water in Binga Dam’s reservoir had lowered down to 573.18 meters from 573.45 meters on Monday. The dam's NHWL is 575.00 meters.

PAGASA earlier reported that the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is causing rains across the country.    

The Philippines also experienced heavy rains over the past week as a result of the effects of the then-Tropical Depression Bising before it left the Philippine Area of Responsibility. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/KG, GMA Integrated News