Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development

Conde 09:33 AM, Jan 27, 2023

January 27, 2023

Dear Francine Kaye Tolentino,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 21, 2023 10:29:14 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Hydrological Resource Map of Pampanga River.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved.

Please be informed that the UP Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry (UP TCAGP)-Diliman, was able to generate the said map through the following DOST Grants-In-Aid program:

1. Disaster Risk and Exposure Assessment for Mitigation (DREAM) program

2. PHIL-LIDAR 1: Hazard mapping Using LIDAR Program

3. PHIL-LIDAR 2: Nationwide Detailed Resources Assessment Using LIDAR Program

Based on the available reports provided by UP TCAGP, the sub-basin covering San Simon is in the Arayat-Candaba-Apalit subwatershed.(Lower Pampanga River). Below is the Technical Report for Pampanga River which is available in the https://dream.upd.edu.ph/ website, for reference:

1. DREAM LiDAR Data Acquisition and Processing for Pampanga River Floodplain: https://dream.upd.edu.ph/assets/Publications/UP-DREAM-River-Reports/DAC-DPPC/DREAM-LiDAR-Data-Acquisition-and-Processing-for-Pampanga-River-Floodplain.pdf

2. DREAM Ground Surveys for Pampanga River: https://dream.upd.edu.ph/assets/Publications/UP-DREAM-River-Reports/DREAM-Ground-Surveys-for-Pampanga-River.pdf

3. DREAM Flood Forecasting and Flood Hazard Mapping for Pampanga River Basin: https://dream.upd.edu.ph/assets/Publications/UP-DREAM-River-Reports/FMC/DREAM-Flood-Forecasting-and-Flood-Hazard-Mapping-for-Pampanga-River-Basin.pdf

4. Philippine Hydrologic Dataset Atlas Map https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NU-zRHGpJqZz_xZBLpeZK8a51id0VutJ/view?usp=share_link

For the requested data, you may request it through the LiDAR Portal for Archiving and Distribution (LiPAD) https://lipad.dream.upd.edu.ph/ - Manual Data Requests. Please note that you need to register first and complete the LiDAR Data Request Form. You may also directly contact Dr. Jakiri Czar S. Sarmiento, Director of the UP Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry (UP-TCAGP) through his email at cssarmiento@up.edu.ph

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to our Decision Maker at foi@dost.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Ena Conde
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 FOI_hydrological map (2).pdf