ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 18 (PNA) -– The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is set to install in April, this year, a Doppler Radar in this southern port city.
PAGASA-Zamboanga station Chief Meteorological Officer Maribel Hasanah Enriquez said Tuesday the Doppler Radar will be installed at Camp Don Basilio Navarro that houses the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) headquarters.
Enriquez said they have entered in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Westmincom for the installation of the weather forecasting facility inside Camp Navarro.
Enriquez said PAGASA has allocated P100 million to put up the project including the building where the Doppler Radar will be housed.
She said the construction of the building by a private contractor is nearing completion. The equipment will be installed by technical personnel from PAGASA central office.
She said the PAGASA-Zamboanga station will already have the capability to track incoming cyclone and determine its intensity as well as ascertain the amount of rainfall once the Doppler Radar is put in place.
She said the radar will serve the Western Section of Mindanao since similar facilities were installed in Surigao and Cotabato.
Doppler Radars have also been installed in other parts of the country such as in Cebu, Manila and Bicol, she said. (PNA)