4 Luzon dams release water —PAGASA

Four dams in Luzon had some of their gates open on Sunday to release water, data from PAGASA showed. 

Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan had one gate open at 0.15 meters, discharging water at 33 cubic meter per second (cms).

At 8 a.m., Ipo Dam's reservoir water level (RWL) was at 100.41 meters, near the 101.10-meter spilling level.

Two gates were open meanwhile at Ambuklao Dam in Benguet on Sunday, at 1.0 meters. These were discharging water at 191.20 cms.

Ambuklao Dam's RWL was at 751.24 on Sunday morning, which is near the 752-meter normal high water level (NHWL).

Binga Dam also in Benguet had two gates open on Sunday at 1.0 meters, discharging water at 211.51 cms.

Its RWL was at 574.10 meters, near the 575-meter NWHL.

Magat Dam, which straddles the provinces of Isabela and Ifugao, had two gates open at 3.0 meters. Water discharge is at 656.39 cms.

The dam's RWL was at 185.84 meters, a few meters away from the NHWL of 190 meters. 

PAGASA said the Southwest Monsoon will continue to bring rains over parts of the country on Sunday. 

Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro may have occasional rains due to the monsoon. Moderate to at times heavy rains may possibly result in floods or landslides.

Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, the rest of Ilocos Region, the rest of Central Luzon, and the rest of MIMAROPA may expect cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Flash floods or landslides may possibly occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains. —KG, GMA Integrated News