Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:24:34 +0000
With thousands of consumers in Metro Manila still suffering from water shortages, La Mesa Dam offered no relief as its water level dropped further on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:23:33 +0000
While Tropical Depression “Chedeng” is expected to make landfall in southernmost Mindanao on Tuesday, the weather disturbance seems to be taken as a welcome development for the El Niño-hit region. Despite this, the weather bureau still urged precaution as tropical cyclones during El Niño events may be fewer but tend to bring stronger rains. Davao […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:16:57 +0000
BULAKAN, Bulacan — Water collected at Angat Dam is sufficient for irrigating farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga provinces and for supplying potable water for Metro Manila residents, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:19:24 +0000
BUTUAN CITY — While many areas in the country are now reeling from the effects of El Niño, there’s one region where the dry spell was not causing worries for agriculture officials, yet.
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 23:30:38 +0000
A total of about P420 million in insurance claims across the country is ready for immediate payout to farmers who have lost their crops to the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said on Saturday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:10:39 +0000
The weak El Niño currently causing various crises nationwide has already caused more than P800 million in damage to agriculture in Mindanao alone.
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Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 02:22:01 +0000
COTABATO CITY – The on-going weak El Nino has damaged some P130 million worth of rice and corn crops in Maguindanao, provincial agriculture officials said. The dry spell that started to hit the province as early as the last week of January has severely affected 29 of 36 Maguindanao towns, according to Vic Giabel, Maguindanao […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:28:12 +0000
Climate activists have cautioned that El Niño conditions could come more frequently in the coming years
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:14:16 +0000
THE government will start cloud seeding operations this weekend to induce much needed rain that may ease the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which has resulted in water shortage…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 23:28:06 +0000
Carabaos and goats reportedly dying. Crops wilting and residents waking up at 2 a.m. to wait for water to flow from their faucets. These are some of the effects of El Niño gripping a growing number of provinces and cities across the country even before the dry season is officially declared. An initial P1.2 billion […]
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