Binga Dam gate open to release water amid Isang's rains

One gate of Binga Dam in Itogon, Benguet was opened on Saturday morning, data from PAGASA showed.

The dam had one gate open at 0.3 meters, releasing water at 37 cubic meters per second (cms).

At 8 a.m., Binga Dam's reservoir was at 573.55 meters, near the 575-meter spilling level.

PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over Benguet and 12 other areas at 5 a.m. on Saturday due to Tropical Storm Isang. 

Benguet and the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms on Saturday because of Isang, PAGASA said.

Isang exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday.

It is expected to gradually intensify into a typhoon while approaching the waters south of Hainan, China, according to PAGASA. —KG, GMA Integrated News