P13.4-B cash aid coming for 2.5M rice farmers

Nestor Corrales 10/01/2023

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the release of a total of P13.4 billion in financial assistance to rice farmers to help sustain their productivity amid the El Niño phenomenon and other challenges faced by the…

BFP-7 warns: Fire more likely during El Niño 

CTU Intern Mariele Ocubillo 08/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Fires are more likely to occur during El Niño, an official of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) warned. Fire Superintendent Joel Abarquez, chief of the Regional Operations Division of the BFP-7,…

El Niño is threatening rice crops 

07/13/2023

NEW DELHI— Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier than usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still reeling from the impacts of the war in…

Uncharted life of extreme heat

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 07/13/2023

For three days last week, the world registered temperatures that one scientist described as “almost certainly” the hottest that planet Earth has seen for the past 100,000 years. Another scientist went further by declaring that it is…

Handling El Niño, LGUs will be on the front line, says PDRRMO official

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Office (PDRRMO) will focus on “augmentation” during El Niño, according to an official from this provincial office. In a news forum on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Engineer Wilson…

DOH: Watch out for dengue, cholera as El Niño strikes

Zacarian Sarao 07/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday warned the public of possible outbreaks involving dengue and waterborne diseases as the effects of El Niño phenomenon loom. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and DOH spokesperson Enrique Tayag explained…

PAGASA: El Niño to intensify on last quarter of 2023

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), stationed in Mactan has advised Cebuanos to brace for the impact of El Niño in the last quarter of 2023. The state-owned weather bureau…

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…

Extreme weather expected as El Nińo climate pattern returns, US forecaster says

06/09/2023

LONDON  – El Nino has officially returned and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, from tropical cyclones spinning toward vulnerable Pacific islands to heavy rainfall in South America to drought in Australia and in some parts…

Pets, animals also at risk of heat stroke, says top veterinarian

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/30/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pets and other animals, like humans, are also at risk of heat stroke especially if they are old and immuno-compromised. Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries…

It’s going to get 1.5-degree C hotter by 2027, scientists warn

Cristina Eloisa Baclig 05/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines—For the first time ever, global temperatures are likely to set new record highs in the next five years due to heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHG) and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to an update…

Lapu-Lapu Disaster Risk Reduction body: P78M fund ready for el Niño

Futch Anthony Inso 05/22/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government has already prepared its disaster funds to mitigate the effect of the El Niño phenomenon. This was confirmed by Nagiel Bañacia, head of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…

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