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DON'T BLAME
NAPOCOR ALONE
FVR: Arroyo gov't
also accountable
ASINGAN--Don't just blame the flood on
the officials of the San Roque
Multi-Purpose Dam Project (SRMDP) and
the National Power Corporation (Napocor).
This was the message sent by
former President Fidel V. Ramos as he
cited faulty flood control dikes and the
abolition of the Agno River Basin
Development Commission (ARBDC) in 2004
by the Arroyo administration as among
the major causes of the massive flooding
that affected most Pangasinan towns and
cities in the wake of Typhoon Pepeng on
October 9. |
Gov. Espino: NPC, SRPC, AFCO don't
coordinate
ARE the management of the National Power
Corporation (NPC) and the San Roque
Power Corporation (SRPC) coordinating
with other agencies at all with regards
to the releasing of water from the San
Roque Dam?
Gov. Amado Espino Jr. posed
this question as he pointed out how an
official of the Agno Flood Control
Office (AFCO), Director Fidel Ginez, and
his family were themselves caught
unaware by the flash flood last week. |
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Ilocos Region pummeled by "Pepeng"
SAN FERNANDO CITY--With many of the
roads devastated, agriculture in
shambles and houses wrecked, the Ilocos
Region may not be the same again after
the wrath of heavy rains spawned by
Typhoon "Pepeng".
A report of the Office of Civil
Defense (OCD) dated October 15
identified the damages suffered of the
region's infrastructure, i.e., roads,
bridges, irrigation, flood control,
etc., and crops, schools and housing. |
Espino issues
alert on Umingan dam
LINGAYEN--Governor Amado Espino Jr. has
sent a team of engineers to Umingan in
eastern Pangasinan Thursday morning to
inspect the natural dam on top of the
Caraballo Mountains, which hillside
residents fear is in danger of
collapsing soon.
He ordered the inspection even as he
directed the immediate evacuation of
some 530 families from five barangays in
the foothills of the Caraballo Mountain
to safer grounds. |
Relief
operations in full swing
SOON after the flood that inundated 90%
of Pangasinan on October 10, relief
operations from various sectors started
and the distribution of goods is now in
full swing.
Apart from the government's
relief distribution efforts, the Mary
Help of Christians College Seminary in
Dagupan City has been transformed into
the center for relief operations of the
Archdiocesan Social Action in Pangasinan
(ASAP). |
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San Carlos suffers major
agricultural losses
SAN CARLOS City--Typhoon Pepeng brought heavy damages to
this agricultural city’s farms and livestock and forced
many of its residents to seek shelter in evacuation
centers.
City Social Welfare and
Development Officer Valentina Dumangan reported that
18,461 families or 74,709 people affected by the flood.
A history of deluge every 37 years
By Leonardo V. Micua
WAS it mere coincidence or was the
city destined to suffer the worst flood yet after 37
years?
The three worst floods that
have swept over Pangasinan in recorded memory occurred
37 years of each other. Does that mean, the city can
expect the next killer flood in 2046?
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