February 3, 2021 | 8:34 pm Font Size
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THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said Wednesday that it revised the operating procedures for Magat Dam in Ifugao and Isabela provinces, requiring its administrators to provide 24-hour warning before releasing water as a precaution against future flooding, after large parts of the Cagayan Valley were left under water in the wake of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) in November.
“Warning stations will be activated 24 hours before the preemptive release of water from the Magat Dam, coupled with a public announcement through text blast. An acknowledgement from the affected local government unit (LGU) will also be required three hours after the public announcement of the preemptive release,” NIA said in a statement announcing the release of revised protocols for the dam’s operators.
(MANILA BULLETIN)
The latest personnel changes like those in previous months were ordered by BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay based on the principle of putting the right people to right assignments to make the collection target achievable.
They were mostly revenue district officers (RDOs) and chief and assistant chief of the assessment division of the regional offices in Luzon and the Visayas.
Among those given new assignments were Emmanuel Ferrer, RDO West Makati to assistant regional director of the Cordillera Autonomous Region; Assistant RDO Joe Soriano of North Makati to RDO West Makati; RDO Vicente Gamad from Pasig City to Marikina City, RDO Saripoden Bantog, from Marikina to Pasig.