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EMPLOYERS who field personnel should give noon breaks to prevent them from sustaining heat stroke, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Labor Undersecretary Rebecca Chato said they expect to issue an order on this within…
THE top official of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. urged farmers to enroll in their program in order to avail of aid to cover their crop and livestock losses. “This year we have seen the most number…
It’s two months until the rainy season and yet the relief from the dry spell caused by the El Niño cannot come soon enough for Metro Cebu residents, who have endured the longest, hottest dry period in…
When Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama sounded the call for stakeholders to help the city overcome its water shortage last week, among those who responded was former Cebu Governor Lito Osmeña. In a letter sent to the…
NINE villages or barangays were placed under calamity status by the Toledo City government after water levels there dropped by more than 90 percent due to the ongoing dry spell. In a resolution approved last Friday, the…
I am appalled by the stony silence of President Noynoy Aquino on the violent dispersal of the protesting farmers in Kidapawan, North Cotabato who were only in the streets hoping to receive assistance from the local government…
Mayor Michael Rama yesterday placed Cebu City under a “state of emergency” following an emergency meeting with concerned officials where it was affirmed that the city is now faced with a water crisis. In Cebu province, mayors…
Water is getting extremely scarce in many parts of Cebu City and province, with at least 44 areas in the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay and the town of Liloan, are now faced with little or…
ABOUT 44 areas serviced by the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) will experience water supply interruption for 15 hours from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily starting Thursday. “Starting today, there will be low pressure to no…
Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III is considering to declare a state of calamity in the province to prepare for contingency measures in dealing with the worsening dry season. Budget officer Danilo Rodas said they have P34 million…
VEGETABLE production in Dalaguete town went down by 25 to 30 percent due to El Niño, leading to increases in the prices of vegetables, Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante said yesterday. Cesante said the gate price of…
Stay indoors, especially from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and wear clothes in light colors to beat the searing heat. This was the advice of Pagasa Mactan officer-in-charge Alfredo Quiblat Jr. after temperature rose to 33 degrees…
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