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To address the perennial flooding in the CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) area, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)installed additional automated rain gauges (ARGs) in the past months through its National Capital Region (NCR) office. The installation is part of the initiative for emergency distribution of hydrometeorological devices in hard hit areas in the country.

Rain gauge is a weather instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to measure the amount of rain in an area over a certain period. The rain gauges were installed in Mapulang Lupa, Pleasant View Subdivision in Barangay Bagbaguin and at the Smart cell site 2 at Gen. T. de Leon. Two more ARGs were put up in Dampalit Elementary School in Malabon and at the Smart cell site 3 in Caloocan City.

CAMANAVA, having a lower elevation compared with other cities and municipalities in Metro Manila, is prone to constant flooding. In fact, the occurrence of high tide also contributes to flooding even without weather disturbances.

Written by: Rodolfo P. de Guzman S&T Media Service, DOST-STII   
Tuesday, 29 October 2013 23:11

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Region 12 office will hold for the third time the National Halal Forum in Manila as part of the government’s efforts to develop the halal economy in the country and crack into the multi-billion global halal market.

Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji-Raof Laidan, DOST-12 Regional Director, said that the Philippines, though a non-Muslim country, has the strategic potentials and the availability of raw materials and manpower to break into the lucrative global halal industry.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through Project NOAH briefed Baguio folks on Project NOAH’s landslide mapping project via an information, education and communication (IEC) seminar for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) recently at the Crown Legacy Hotel in Baguio City.Project NOAH’s IEC intends to raise people’s awareness on the impending hazards brought about by natural calamities like floods and landslides.

“Since the Cordillera region is mostly composed of mountains, there is a need to study the area in detail and collect data that can be analyzed to create landslide maps,” said Aika Alemania, Senior SRS for ProjectNOAH’sLandslide Mapping component.