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Article: Dams release water anew.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- October 15, 2009
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The operators of Angat, Pantabangan and San Roque – three major dams in Northern and Central Luzon blamed for exacerbating floods in the region last week – released water again Thurdday due to heavy rains triggered by a low pressure area, further inundating communities.Authorities warned residents especially those along the Upper Pampanga River and Agno River in Tarlac, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan about possible new floods from the dam releases, even as many areas in the affected provinces remain under water.Chief Supt. Leon Nilo A. Dela Cruz, Central Luzon police chief and concurrent head of the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council, advised ...