MOA for DOST, PAG-ASA project up for review

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1461501768131/moa-for-dost-pag-asa-project-up-for-review
• Saturday, August 5, 2017

(JAO/SP)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Cagayan de Oro City Council committee on police, fire and public is set to tackle the proposed resolution authorizing the City Mayor to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the city government of Cagayan de Oro and the Department of Science and Technology Region 10 (DOST-10) in collaboration with Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) and Philippine Atmospheric Geological and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) covering the implementation of the project: Development of Early Warning System (DEWS) in Flood Prone Areas in the Philippines.

DOST-10 has identified the critical need to support the establishment and operation of equipment and related facilities in order to obtain real-time weather situation prevailing in the city.

It was learned that the House of Representatives – 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro City has requested the DOST-PAGASA to install hydromet stations in Bitan-ag Creek.

The city has committed to hosting the installation and operation of weather monitoring equipment, particularly one unit of Automated Rain Gauge (ARG), one unit of tandem (ARG+WLMS) and one unit of Water Level Monitoring System (WLMS).

Under the MOA, DOST-10 shall implement the project, “Deployment of Early Warning System in Flood Prone Areas in the Philippines (DEWS)” of ASTI in coordination with PAGASA.

It shall facilitate and coordinate the tenancy/use of the identified site for the monitoring station unit and provide and install two units of Automated Rain Gauge (ARG), one unit of tandem (ARG+WLMS) and two units of Water Level Monitoring System (WLMS) equipment, among others.

For its part, the city shall provide a space for the monitoring stations for as long as it is needed in the operation of the said equipment in the pursuance of public service, provided however, that the city shall retain ownership of the land where the station will be constructed, regardless of the length of time.

Under the MOA, the city will also provide labor augmentation needed for the installation of the said monitoring station. The city will be the caretaker of the said equipment and report to DOST-10, through the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC-Misamis Oriental), any damage that may arise to the equipment.