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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Response and Management and Management Council (MMDRRMC) and local government units in Metro Manila are setting up contingency measures in preparation for the looming water crisis and the El Niño phenomenon. MMDA Acting Chairman and concurrent MMDRRMC Chairman Atty. Don Artes said all the […]
With the country again experiencing El Niño, a lawmaker has urged communities across the country to continue planting trees to help mitigate the harsh effects of the weather phenomenon. “Hinihikayat natin ang ating mga kababayan na patuloy na magtanim ng mga puno sa kanilang komunidad para maibsan ang epekto ng El Niño,” Rizal 4th District […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) reiterated that the country’s rice supply remains stable amid the growing public concern of rice shortage and price increase due to the looming El Niño. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced the possibility of an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) happening during the third quarter of 2023 […]
With the foreseen onset of El Niño in the months of July-September, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will further strengthen measures that will address the effects of the expected drought, including the reactivation of an inter-agency El Niño Task Force to mitigate the potential effects of the phenomenon to the agriculture and fisheries sector. Under […]
Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo has urged Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. to brace for looming El Niño conditions that could potentially put Metro Manila and neighboring provinces at risk of another devastating water shortage. “We do not want a repeat of the 2019 water crisis, so we would urge the two […]
With crop damage caused by El Niño now reaching almost P8 billion, ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban who also chairs the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee is urging government to release needed financial aid to the 247,610 affected farmers and help offset their losses. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the […]
To beat the effects of El Niño and the changing climate, reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar urged farmers to be climate-smart. “Our farmers will have better chances of beating El Niño and the effects of climate change if they are educated on the actions to be taken in order to avoid agricultural losses,” the seasoned legislator […]
The chair of the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other concerned agencies to activate the exemptions provided by law so farmers and fisherfolk affected by El Niño could receive aid. The DA said estimated crop damage due to El Niño has […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has asked government to look into the possibility of providing provisional employment to drought-stricken farmers and farmworkers under the administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program to help them deal with the temporary loss of income or livelihood due to the effects of El Niño which are expected to be felt until August […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said government needs to dispatch immediate help to farmers who are now suffering from drought caused by El Niño. “The government must ensure that intervention programs reach small-scale farmers and farmworkers to help them cope with and mitigate the extreme impacts of El Niño,” Angara said. “The government must ensure intervention […]