As the water elevation at Angat dam further dipped to 179.29 meters, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) remained optimistic that there will be no water crisis despite the El Niño phenomenon this year.
“The country has an average of 20 typhoons a year but with the El Niño phenomenon there will be [fewer] cyclones but with heavier rainfall,’’ state hydrologist Elmer Caringal said.
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