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RELEASED. About 50,000 tilapia fingerlings are dispersed at Bustos Dam in Bulacan under the Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) program of the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Wednesday (Aug. 24, 2022). BASIL is a five-year project aimed at rehabilitating major inland bodies of water in the country. (Photo courtesy of BFAR-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 3 (Central Luzon) has released about 50,000 tilapia fingerlings at Bustos Dam in Bulacan under its Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) program. BFAR-3 Director Wilfredo Cruz said Friday the communal stocking activity on Wednesday was part of their continuing effort to revive the aquaculture industry by propagating freshwater fish around the man-made structure. "The BASIL program aims to repopulate the rivers and lakes, as well as dams and other manmade impoundments with fish species, such as tilapia and carp," Cruz said in an inte
Angat Dam (PNA file photo) CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan - The water elevation of Angat Dam is still below its minimum operating level despite the rains brought by Tropical Storm Florita in the past days. Record from the Provincial Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Bulacan as of 8 a.m. Thursday showed that the water level of Angat Dam is 177.87 meters, which is still 2.13 meters below its minimum operating level or critical level of 180 meters and 34.13 meters below the normal high water level of 212 meters. Robert dela Cruz, provincial manager of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bulacan, said in a phone interview on Thursday the dam did not release irrigation allocation for rice lands in Bulacan and parts of Pampanga on Wednesday. Angat Dam is the main source of irrigation water for Bulacan and parts of Pampanga's irrigated rice lands that is being coursed through Bustos Dam for distribution. It also supplies more than 90 percent of Metro Manila'
Adequate rainfall in Central Luzon has prompted operators of Angat Dam in Bulacan to suspend the irrigation supply in the province and some parts of Pampanga.
WATER RELEASE. The Bustos Dam started releasing water Aug. 6 due to heavy rains filling its upstream river system. According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), Bustos Dam has been releasing 39 cubic meters per second of water which has a minimal effect on its downstream Angat River. (File photo courtesy of NIA-Bulacan) CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan - The Bustos Dam, also known as Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam, started releasing water on Saturday as heavy rains filled its upstream river system. This was confirmed to the Philippine News Agency by Robert dela Cruz, manager of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Bulacan on Monday. "Pinapakawalan po sa sluice gate natin ay run off lang po dulot ng ulan (What we are releasing in our sluice gate is just run off due to rains)," he said in a text message. Felicisima Mungcal, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), said Bustos Dam has been releasing 39 cubic meter