WATER DAMS IN PANGASINAN, BULACAN CONTINUE TO OVERFLOW
MANILA, OCTOBER 6, 2011 (STAR) Three water dams in Luzon continued to overflow as of this morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported.
PAGASA's Hydro-Meteorological Division (HMD) said that as of 6 a.m. today, San Roque in Pangasinan province is still 4.07 meters above its spilling level of 280 meters with its present water level of 284.07 meters, down from Tuesday's level of 284.77 meters. Its two gates are still opened releasing 1.5 meters of water each.
The gates of Angat and Ipo, both situated in Bulacan, remained closed even as water levels of both dams are at 3.37 meters and 0.33 meters, respectively, over the spilling levels of 210 meters and 100.20 meters. Angat's present water level is 213.37 meters while Ipo's is at 100.53 meters.
Aside from San Roque, gates of Ambuklao, Binga and Magat dams remained opened. Ambuklao where the water level has slightly receded at 751.73 meters or 0.27 meters below its spilling level of 752.00 meters has three gates still opened releasing 1.5 meters of water each.
Two gates of Binga dam were also open, releasing 2.3 meters of water each as its water level nears the spilling level of 575.00 meters at 574.89 meters or 0.11 meters below.
Magat, which is affecting several towns in Isabela, remains critical with its water level of 192.94 meters or 0.06 meters below the spilling level of 193.00 meters. Its two gates are also open releasing three meters of water.
Meanwhile, La Mesa Dam which overflowed at the wake of typhoon "Pedring" continues to recede with its water deviation level at 0.53 meters below its spilling level of 80.15 meters. Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija remains the only dam not in critical situation with its deviation of 11.20 meters from its spilling level of 221 meters.
Smart joins relief efforts for typhoon victims By Tam Noda Home Updated October 05, 2011 03:25 PM
PHOTO - It seems it will still take days before pupils of this flooded elementary school in Calasiao, Pangasinan can return to their classes. ERNIE PEÑAREDONDO]
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) today urged the public to send donations to the "Baha Fund" as it joins relief efforts for the victims of typhoons "Pedring" and "Quiel."
"We are once again appealing to Filipinos all over the country to unite in helping our kababayans in need," said Ramon Isberto, head of Smart public affairs. "We did it before when Ondoy struck. We can do it again. People need our help."
Isberto said proceeds of the Baha Fund will be forwarded to TV5 Foundation to help augment and speed up its relief operations in hard-hit places in Metro Manila and provinces in Luzon.
Smart said it is opening an emergency Smart Money account, where Smart Money users can instantly send their donations by transferring funds from their bank accounts and own Smart Money accounts to the official Baha Fund account number 5577 5130 6822 1104.
Donors may also deposit cash to the same Smart Money account number in any Banco De Oro branch nationwide or through Hapinoy and Cebuana Lhuillier outlets.
PLDT-Smart Foundation, Inc. (PSF) is also accepting donations through its Banco De Oro account 00-5310-01388-2 (Makati Avenue-Ayala Branch).
Smart subscribers may also send their financial help to the Philippine Red Cross through text. To donate, cellphone users should send RED <AMOUNT> to 4143. Valid donation amounts are 10, 25, 50 and 100 and will be charged to the subscribers prepaid load or postpaid bill.
Aside from raising funds for typhoon victims, Smart has been continuously running its "Libreng Tawag" operations in several areas in Metro Manila, Camarines Norte, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela and Cagayan.
In areas where communications signals were marred by the strong winds and heavy rains or power failures, Smart deployed Smart Link satellite phones to enable residents to contact their loved ones and to enable concerned agencies to facilitate rescue operations.
Smart said it has also joined rescue operations in Bulacan province, where several towns went under roof-deep floods. In Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces, Smart's cell sites were also opened to the public for free cellphone charging.
"All our operations entail hard work and resources and we need the help of all our kababayans. Much more still needs to be done after Pedring and Quiel. Even now, we are already bracing for Ramon," Isberto said
Typhoons Pedring and Quiel pounded most of Luzon and left several towns flooded and without electricity, food, water and shelter.
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