TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology in this region is already done with the distribution of various automatic weather monitoring equipment that can help local government units in their disaster preparedness program.
These equipment, according to Paul Quiñones, DOST regional information officer is said to be beneficial to the local government units in the monitoring of weather conditions in their respective provinces especially that the region is one of the disaster and calamity prone areas in the country.
Among the automatic weather equipment are the automatic weather system, automatic rain gauge and water level sensor.
Six units of automatic weather systems were distributed in five provinces in the region.
These equipments are placed in the municipalities of Catarman in Northern Samar, Salcedo in Eastern Samar, and St. Bernard in Southern Leyte and in the cities of Catbalogan in Samar, Maasin in Southern Leyte and Tacloban in Leyte.
Biliran province, according to Quiñones, was not provided with such equipment.
Automatic rain gauges were distributed in areas where there are state colleges and universities, as there is a Memorandum of Agreement which the DOST together with the school need to enter into as the equipment is to be installed inside the school campus.
However, if there is no state university or colleges present in their locality, Quiñones said that the MOA will be entered into by the local government units.
Areas in the region with automatic rain gauges are Biliran, Calbayog City, Can-avid, Catarman, Palo, and San Ricardo.
There are two water level sensors that were provided in the region and these are all located in the town of Saint Bernard in Southern Leyte.
Another water level sensor is to be installed, according to Quiñones, in the city of Ormoc.
Quiñones added that all equipment are locally made and designed by the Department of Science and Technology.
Each equipment cost from P100,000 to P200,000, he added.
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