MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pointed out siltation problem in the rivers of Ilocos Norte as the ...

Some of the residents now consider the River that should be a source of life, as a ‘problem river’. The cause of the recurrent floods has mostly been attributed to river siltation. Unsustainable human ...

These new gates aim to resolve the dam's siltation problem. The water resources department (WRD) is constructing eight additional gates at heights lower than the 41 existing gates. "The gates ...