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Ariel Rojas

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17822806063141782280604962.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div>MANILA — The water level in Angat Dam may reach the critical low level of 160 meters by the end of June, according to PAGASA.As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Angat’s water level was at 163.51 meters. It has been decreasing at half a meter a day in recent days, hydrologist Jofren Habaluyas said. &quot;Expected na umabot tayo sa critical [low] level ng Angat by the end of June,” he said in a climate forum on Wednesday.(It is expected that water level at Angat Dam will reach a critical low level by the end of June.)He added that water shortages may be possible in Metro Manila as most of the region’s domestic water supply comes from Angat Dam.Since the start of the warm and dry season on March 23, the water level in Angat Dam has dropped by more than 36 meters.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/6/16/el-nino-threatens-livelihoods-in-southeast-asia-0945">El Nino threatens livelihoods in Southeast Asia </a></div>He added the inter-government agency technical working group on managing &quot;anticipated this case months ago&quot; and that interventions are already in place.&quot;[Nagkaroon] tayo ng zero allocation for irrigation since the last few weeks of May para ma-concentrate ‘yung tubig ng Angat sa domestic supply,” Habaluyas explained.(There was zero allocation for irrigation since the last few weeks of May to reserve the water supply for domestic use.)State climatologists said Angat Dam is typically replenished during the Habagat season, with recovery usually beginning during the second week of July.The dam’s water level is forecast to reach 176.33 meters by the end of July and 184.45 meters by the end of August. However, both values remain well below the dam’s normal high level of 210 meters.Angat’s full recovery may be hindered by the prevailing El Niño, as below normal to way below normal rainfall is forecast over the Angat watershed in November and December.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/6/12/weather-pattern-el-nino-is-here-and-could-reach-historic-intensity-1013">Weather pattern El Nino is here and could reach historic intensity </a></div>The ongoing El Niño now has more than 60 percent chance of intensifying into a strong event by the August-September-October season and becoming very strong during the last quarter of the year through the first quarter of 2027.

The water level in Angat Dam may reach the critical low level of 160 meters by the end of June, according to PAGASA.

The water level in Angat Dam may reach the critical low level of 160 meters by the end of June, according to PAGASA.

Angat Dam may reach critical low level by end of June — PAGASA

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Angat Dam may reach critical low level by end of June — PAGASA

Ariel Rojas,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 24, 2026 02:02 PM PHT

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