Farmers sell working animals as El Niño bites

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:18:49 +0000

Farmers sell working animals as El Niño bites

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines — Farmers in Soccsksargen region in central Mindanao are selling their working animals to avert further losses, as about 15,000 hectares of farmlands in the region have reported crop damage from the impact of the El Niño.

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Agri damage due to El Niño hits P5.7 billion — DA

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 08:13:49 +0000

Damage to agricultural products due to the threat of El Niño has reached P5.7 billion, an official from the Department of Agriculture disclosed on Sunday.

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Duterte slams MWSS: ‘Why didn’t you prepare for El Niño?’

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:17:15 +0000

Duterte slams MWSS: ‘Why didn’t you prepare for El Niño?’

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) anew for being unprepared for the El Niño season.

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BJMP prepares for intense heat; jail ailments expected to worsen

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:30:36 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has reminded its personnel to start securing the water supply and ensuring proper ventilation in jails in preparation for the intense heat expected of El Niño in the days ahead.

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BJMP prepares for intense heat; jail ailments expected to worsen

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:30:36 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has reminded its personnel to start securing the water supply and ensuring proper ventilation in jails in preparation for the intense heat expected of El Niño in the days ahead.

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Alarm raised as dozens of king cobras killed

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 23:24:15 +0000

Alarm raised as dozens of king cobras killed

SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines — Wildlife conservationists urge more public awareness of dealing with the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), as dozens of the venomous snake have reportedly been killed, usually bludgeoned to death, in several provinces in the country.

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Ejercito urges gov’t to hold water summit to discuss El Niño

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:52:06 +0000

SenatorJV Ejercito has called on President Duterte to hold a water summit to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon to the agriculture sector.

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Expect hotter days ahead as April sizzles

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 21:33:55 +0000

Expect hotter days ahead as April sizzles

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Sunday said temperatures would continue to rise in Metro Manila and the rest of the country in the coming days.

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El Niño damage to PH agriculture up to P5B

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:36:48 +0000

THE damage and losses to agriculture caused by El Niño has increased to P5.05 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday. Quoting from a report by the Disaster…READ

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