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𝐍𝐏𝐂 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬

As part of its campaign to spread environmental awareness, NPC recently concluded a series of watershed protection lectures to 14 schools in Cavinti and Paete in Laguna.

Maria Cristina Falls Public Viewing Suspended Due to Landslides

 

The Agus 6 & 7 Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex (HPPC) Management has announced the temporary suspension of public viewing at the Maria Cristina Falls due to the ongoing risk of landslides.

The landslides occurred on April 19, 2022, along the Agus 6 Agus 7 road, which is the same road leading to the falls. The landslides were caused by the constant rains that saturated the ground and caused it to collapse. Since then, there have been several incidents of falling rocks and debris, the most recent of which occurred on January 13, 2023.

𝐍𝐏𝐂 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

 

NPC recently concluded its series of information campaigns in Bulacan for Angat Dam operations. The annual lecture series is part of NPC’s aim of increasing awareness and responsiveness of communities on dam operations. It included discussions on the NPC Dam Safety Program, flood forecasting and warning system for the Pampanga River basin, flood forecasting, and dam discharge warning operations of PAGASA, among others.

𝐍𝐏𝐂 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐭, 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 

  

As part of its watershed protection and rehabilitation efforts, the National Power Corporation strengthens measures and taps local organizations to prevent forest fires in Benguet mountains. Through its Upper Agno River Watershed Area Team (UARWAT), the corporation conducted a second consultation among Bokod and Itogon stakeholders to finalize the Forest Fire Management Plan and discuss the technical cooperation plans between NPC-UARWAT and SN Aboitiz Power – Benguet, Inc. (SNAPBI).

Participants included barangay officials, SNAPBI officers, representatives of indigenous people’s organizations, Ambuklao Patrol Base of the Philippine Army, and NPC officials.

The consultation, being an integral part of implementing programs in the area, led to valuable suggestions from the elders on how to educate people better on the negative effects of forest fires and in making more effective information and education campaign materials.

SNAPBI also expressed its willingness to provide assistance in implementing the Plan and in partnering with NPC in protecting the watershed reservation.

Meanwhile, to inculcate the value of forest protection in young minds, UARWAT has organized school-based IEC campaigns in Bokod, Benguet.

On March 21, UARWAT in partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection held a learning session on forest fire, fire safety, and suppression with the teachers and students of Bokod National Highschool.

On March 28, UARWAT held another learning session suited for younger children to cater to the grade school pupils of Kawal Elementary School.

NPC believes that the youth can be effective agents of forest and biodiversity protection.

NPC-UARWAT has also joined the local government’s activities to celebrate Fire Prevention Month, particularly in the kick-off motorcade and the culminating activity of constructing a fireline at the Ambuklao communal forest.

Upper Agno River Watershed, one of the 11 watershed areas managed by NPC, is categorized as a critical watershed and protected area. It covers a total area of 123,000 hectares and falls within the territories of Benguet, Mountain Province, and Nueva Vizcaya.

𝐍𝐏𝐂-𝐁𝐁𝐖𝐀𝐓 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲

NPC Buhi-Barit Watershed Area team (BBWAT) on February 2 took part in a clean-up drive in Lake Buhi in celebration of World Wetlands Day.

𝐍𝐏𝐂 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐏𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐒𝐮𝐫

NPC through the Buhi Barit Watershed Area team (BBWAT) recently gave a training program on coco coir handicrafts processing to some 50 members of the indigenous people’s communities in Buhi, Camarines Sur.

The trainer from Suki Trading started the program with a brief orientation, then showed the step-by-step preparation for producing coco coir. The participants were trained to properly extract the fiber from the coconut husk through the decorticating machine. Once extracted, the fibers were then made into rope using the twinning machine. The ropes can now be made into various handicraft products like floor mats, coco pots, and coco poles.

As part of BBWAT and Suki Trading’s ongoing efforts to ensure the program's sustainability, they will monitor the group, help them develop a marketing strategy for a possible income stream and recommend it for financing and sponsorship to the local government of Buhi and other government organizations.

NPC manages the Buhi Barit Watershed that supports geothermal power plants in Albay region. It is one of the 11 watershed reservations being managed by the corporation through watershed rehabilitation and protection activities.

NPC-MinGen reaches out to local families, distributes food packs

To create a more meaningful celebration of NPC’s 85th anniversary, NPC’s Mindanao Generation group on November 4 has organized a community outreach program in its host barangay in Iligan City.
With the assistance of Barangay Ditucalan village chief, Jasmin Pates, NPC – MinGen invited 100 indigent families to its Guest House in Iligan. They were given a health briefing which centered on the need for vaccination against COVID-19 and the health protocols to combat the disease. Food packs and bags of rice were then distributed to the families.
A representative of the beneficiaries thanked NPC for the assistance and said that the economic relief assistance will go a long way in helping them cope up with the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Mindanao Generation is NPC’s arm that operates and maintains the Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Power Plants in Lanao del sur, Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon.
 

NPC-Ticao DPP joins community programs for the environment

In celebration of NPC’s 85th anniversary, Ticao Diesel Power Plant’s personnel conducted a tree planting and joined the local government in its coastal clean-up in Brgy. Calipat-an seashore in San Jacinto, Ticao Island, Masbate.
 
The team planted narra seedlings in strategic locations and created fences for them to make sure they would grow nourished and cared for. They also went through Calipat-an shoreline to pick up trash and dispose of it properly.
Ticao DPP shares this is their way to thrive for sustainability with the community. 🌳
 

NPC distributes thousands of tree seedlings in Pangasinan, Benguet (Oct 22)

In pursuit of its watershed management mandate, NPC-Watershed Management Division’s San Roque Watershed Area Team has distributed around 22,000 forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings to various organizations (including tree farmers or cooperators) and local government units in Pangasinan and Benguet.
The seedling dispersal program aims to support numerous greening programs and tree planting and nourishing activities in the said areas. The seedlings distributed were an assortment of narra (Pterocarpus indicus), banaba (Lagerstroemia speciosa), bagras (Eucalyptus deglupta), guyabano (Annona muricata), cacao (Theobroma cacao), and molave (Vitex parviflora), among others.
NPC’s Central Forest Nursery in San Roque has eight chambers that can house 10,000 seedlings each. For this year, the team has already produced and cared around 50,000 seedlings.
 
NPC manages nine (9) watershed areas in the country that support power generation. This covers around 458 thousand hectares of land. NPC performs watershed rehabilitation, protection and resource development to nourish and safeguard these watershed reservations.
 
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