DA: Agri damage due to El Niño nears P6B

Jordeene B. Lagare 05/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing El Niño drought is still causing serious damage to crops and animals nationwide, with losses now exceeding a third of what the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported just a week ago. As of…

Cebu virtually had no rains in April

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has been experiencing below normal rainfall for half a year already as one of the strongest El Niño phenomena continues to beat down on the island province. And in April, Cebu virtually…

‘Water, water nowhere’: Cebu City farmers reel from ‘worst El Niño’ yet

Immae Lachica, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2024

Photos by Christian Dave Cuizon CEBU CITY, Philippines – A typical, healthy cob of sweetcorn usually measures at least six inches. But the ones growing on the farmland of James Tumulak of Brgy. Sirao, Cebu City barely…

WATCH: Farmers in upland Cebu City give tomatoes for free as plants wilt

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 15,000 kilograms of tomatoes from the upland barangays here will not make it to the markets in Metro Cebu. As the drought continue to devastate farmers and crops in the mountains…

Cebu City to provide rice, water supply to farmers affected by El Niño

Pia Piquero 04/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Committee on Agriculture in Cebu City plans to provide rice and water supply assistance to the farmers in the mountainous barangays affected by the El Niño. The City reported that at least…

Stronger El Niño phenomenon in 2024 threatens 65 provinces — DOST

12/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A stronger El Niño phenomenon could bring drought to 65 provinces in the Philippines by May 2024, the Department of Science and Technology warned on Tuesday that. According to Science and Techonlogy Secretary Renato…

Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers

10/12/2023

MANAUS—A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, highlighting the plight of river transport in the…

Pagasa: El Niño may bring drought to Camarines Norte, Southern Leyte

Faith Agrosino 06/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Camarines Norte and Southern Leyte would likely experience drought in the coming months due to the looming effects of the El Niño phenomenon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on…

Rudy Baldwin predicts 2023 as a year of bad karma

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 12/31/2022

CEBU, Philippines — Popular fortune teller Rudy Baldwin once again gave her prediction for 2023 saying that it will be a year of bad karma. On her YouTube channel, Baldwin gave her negative and positive predictions for…

No. 1 in World Risk Index 2022

Guillermo M. Luz - @inquirerdotnet 10/20/2022

This is one global ranking list where we would not want to be ranked No. 1. The World Risk Index 2022 (released September) ranked the Philippines first in the world in risk among 193 countries worldwide (representing…

MCWD reports more water problems

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has reported a loss of 32,000 cubic meters per day in their daily production following the dry spell in the last week of September extending to the…

Australia sets up drought-proof fund

AFP 10/26/2018

Australia is setting up a billion-dollar fund to “future proof” the country against droughts, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday, as farmers struggle with a “big dry” forecast to continue for months. Eastern Australia has been hit…

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