The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Isabela province (PDRRMC-Isabela) convened on Friday, May 26, to determine the preparedness of various agencies amid the impending threat of a super typhoon with international name "Mawar."
State-run National Irrigation Administration (NIA) hopes to complete the P500 million retrofitting of the four-decade old Magat Dam in Isabela within one year.
RAMON, Isabela – Officials of Magat Dam assured the huge water reservoir in Luzon is in good condition, allaying fears among the people living around the area that the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake may have caused some structural damages to it.
Magat Dam. File photo / Liezle Inigo
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RAMON, Isabela – Acting National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda visited the Magat Dam here Tuesday, August 2, and declared the structure safe following the magnitude-7 earthquake last month.
NIA acting Administrator Benny Antiporda meets officials and technical per