CALASIAO, Pangasinan — The water level of San Roque Dam in San Manuel, Pangasinan rose more than 40 meters in less than two weeks. This happened as tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay,” along with the southwest monsoon or habagat, brought heavy rains to Northern Luzon and the Cordilleras. The dam’s water level reached 267.4 meters above sea level (masl) as of 8 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 15), up from 226 meters on Aug. 3, when rains from “Luis” began. Despite the sharp increase, the water level remained 12.6 meters below the dam’s mandatory spilling level of 280 meters, said Tommy Valdez, senior […]...Keep on reading: Water in Pangasinan's San Roque Dam rises over 40 meters due to heavy rains