Aquino unveils improved flood warning system
URDANETA, Pangasinan – President Benigno Aquino III led the inauguration of an improved flood forecasting system installed by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration for the Agno River basin.
Pagasa said the Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning System was an early warning facility meant to provide timely, reliable and understandable flood warnings and bulletins in the provinces of Tarlac and Pangasinan.
The project, which cost P154 million, was funded by a grant from the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
President Aquino renewed his commitment to the improvement of Pagasa’s weather forecasting system and thanked Japan for its assistance to the Philippines.
