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(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has reactivated Task Force El Niño to ensure the country’s readiness to fight the effects of the climate phenomenon. The reactivation was formalized via Executive Order No. 53 issued on January 19 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. Under the EO, the task force is reactivated under the Office of the President. It will be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of National Defense and co-chaired by the Secretary […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — There is a 75 to 80 percent chance of a moderate El Niño event forming in the next three months, possibly impacting weather patterns in several regions, the UN said Tuesday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) noted that the impending El Niño is not expected to be as powerful as the 2015-2016 event that was linked to droughts, floods and coral bleaching. But, it “can still significantly affect rainfall and temperature […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Libu-libong magsasaka at mangingisda na apektado ng El Niño phenomenon ang nakatanggap na tulong mula sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Davao City. Ayon kay Davao City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) Head Maria Luisa T. Bermudo, nasa 37,000 na magsasaka at 927 mangingisda ang apektado ng tagtuyot na tumama sa lungsod sa taong ito. Ang nasabing pamamahagi ng tulong na bigas at mga de-lata ay nagsimula kalagitnaan ng Nobyembre. Matatandaan na napakalaking […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), sa ngayon ay minomonitor ng ahensya ang pagbuo ng La Niña na posibleng maranasan sa huling bahagi ng taon o “ber” months. Nasa neutral condition ang panahon ngayon kung saan hindi El Niño o La Niña ang nararanasan sa bansa. Ang weather systems na makakaapekto ngayong buwan ay hanging habagat, intertropical convergence zone, low pressure area at isa hanggang […]
Itutuloy ng Department of Agriculture ang cloud seeding program ngayong Mayo sa Region 10 sakaling patuloy pang mararanasan ang El Niño phenomenon. Napag-alamang naglaan ng nasa P177 million na pondo ang gobyerno para sa quick response funds sa mga magsasaka sa nabanggit na rehiyon na ayon naman sa DA ay nakabatay din sa laki ng pinsalang dulot ng matinding init sa lugar. Samantala bago pa man ang planong cloud seeding, namahagi na anila ng 58 […]
Inilagay na ng Philippine National Police sa heightened alert ang buong Koronadal City dahil sa isinagawang limang araw na pag-protesta ng mga magsasaka sa harap ng Department of Agriculture Region 12 sa Brgy. Carpenter Hills, Koronadal City. Nagsimulang magbarikada ang mga ito noong Linggo, Abril 24 sa apat na lane ng national highway na kumokonekta sa Koronadal at General Santos City. Ayon sa kanila, wala na silang makain at nagkakasakit na dahil sa El Niño phenomenon.
Zamboanga City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagpadala na ng epidemiologist ang Department of Health sa Zamboanga City para imbestigahan ang posibleng pinanggalingan ng Norovirus. Nagpadala na rin ang DOH ng mga gamot gaya ng IV fluids at oresol sa mga ospital at health center sa nasabing lugar. Apat na ang naiulat na nasawi dahil sa virus na sinasabing pinalala ng nararanasang El Niño phenomenon. Ilan sa sintomas ng virus ay diarrhea, pagsusuka at lagnat.
QUEZON City, Philippines — Kasado na ang cloud seeding operations sa Cebu at Bohol para maibsan ang matinding epekto ng El Niño phenomenon. Pangungunahan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pagkakaroon ng artificial rain matapos bumaba sa halos 50 porsyento ang supply ng agricultural products dahil sa matinding tagtuyot. Ayon sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, pumapalo na sa 200 million pesos ang kabuuang pinsala ng El Niño sa mga lalawigan ng Bohol […]
MANILA, April 22 — A wide range of livelihood assistance is being provided by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to workers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) who are affected by El Niño, while initial interventions through needs assessment and profiling were conducted to some 818 workers in the Kidapawan rally for their inclusion in the DOLE’s TUPAD, or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers Program. Three hundred eighty-two informal workers in Soccsksargen were given a total […]
Two lawmakers are urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau on Soil and Water Management (BSWM) to conduct cloud seeding operations in Cagayan de Oro City, which is one of the areas heavily affected by El Niño. In House Resolution 2626, Reps. Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. (Party-list, ABAMIN) said as early as May 2015, the Cagayan de Oro City Disaster Risk Reduction and […]
CEBU, Philippines – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council declared in an emergency meeting that the province of Cebu is under a state of calamity due to water shortage brought about by El Niño. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture is positive that the agricultural production of the country will only go down by a small percentage despite the El Niño. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala credited the support, help and right information given to farmers as the reason for the lesser damage. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/6qjsW-mnPtI
