A Bulacan official said on Wednesday that he was pressed to intervene with the operations of Angat, Bustos and Ipo dams last week to avoid spawning more floods in the waterlogged areas in the region.

Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan said that the uncoordinated release of excess water of the three dams could have caused more floods in the submerged towns in Bulacan.

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