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Michael Delizo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175851376825920220825-magat-dam-JC-11.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Magat Dam in Ramon, Isabela on August 25, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA — Two gates of Magat Dam were opened on Monday morning to release water amid the threat of heavy rains from Super Typhoon Nando.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/9/22/super-typhoon-nando-approaches-babuyan-islands-life-threatening-conditions-imminent-1119">Super typhoon Nando approaches Babuyan Islands, &#x27;life-threatening&#x27; conditions imminent</a></div>In its latest hydrological situationer, weather bureau Pagasa said the two gates discharged a total of 1,009.11 cubic meters per second (cms) of water as of 8 a.m.Magat’s water reservoir was recorded at 185.57 meters above sea level (masl) as of 8 a.m., which is more than four meters below its Normal High Water Level (NHWL) of 190 meters.Pagasa also forecast an average of 50 millimeters (mm) to 120 mm of rainfall over the basin in the next 24 hours.The weather bureau warned that the areas likely to be affected are Ramon, San Mateo, Aurora, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Burgos, Naguilian, and Gamu in Isabela, as well as Alfonso Lista in Ifugao.Located in Ramon, Isabela, Magat Dam is one of the largest dams in the Philippines and a major tributary of the Cagayan River.

Two gates of Magat Dam were opened on Monday morning to release water amid the threat of heavy rains from Super Typhoon Nando.

Two gates of Magat Dam were opened on Monday morning to release water amid the threat of heavy rains from Super Typhoon Nando.

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Magat Dam releases water ahead of Nando rains

Michael Delizo,

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Published September 22, 2025 12:03 PM PHT

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