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MANILA, Philippines — The El Niño weather pattern has led to around P4 billion in losses for agriculture, a government official announced on Wednesday. Joey Villarama, a spokesperson for the El Niño Task Force, stated that this…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — To address the impact of drought or hot season, people are urged to save water. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said that 30 million liters of water production have been lost during the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The public will have to endure the effects of El Niño until May. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration stationed (Pagasa) in Mactan said in their El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)…
Cebu City, Philippines – The El Niño has already damaged P43.970 million worth of crops and livestock in Cebu Province, the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported. Rhee Telen, local DRRM officer…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Maria Sandra Merida, 58, has not had running water in their home for almost five days now. This goes to majority of the residents living in Sitio Pailob, Barangay Sambag 1 in Cebu…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — More local government units (LGUs) in Cebu province have declared a state of calamity in their localities due to the prevailing effect of the El Niño weather phenomenon. As of 3 p.m. of…
Cebu City, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) said that 417.3 hectares of farmland in the region have been affected by the dry spell. Joel Elumba, regional technical director of DA-7, said that…
(PART 2) Following months of heated political bickering, One Cebu gubernatorial candidate Winston Garcia conceded defeat to re-elected governor, Hilario Davide III a day after the May 9 elections. Results later showed that Davide garnered 616,381 votes…
Manila — The last few days of rains have brought some relief to Metro Cebu residents after four months of heat aggravated by the El Niño dry spell caused many faucets to go bone dry. April was…
The Cebu City Council declared a state of calamity on Wednesday after the prolonged drought destroyed P13.4 million worth of crops and affected the city’s water supply. The declaration stemmed from the recommendation of Councilor Dave Tumulak…
A RESOLUTION to provide water tanks, hoses and other material assistance to farmers affected by the dry spell was approved by the Provincial Board in last Monday’s session. PB Member Alex Binghay, who authored the resolution, said…
Farmers, who are members of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), may file a claim for monetary indemnity for losses incurred due to the effects of El Niño. Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) Regional…
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