MANILA, Mar. 3 — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced yesterday the release of P11.8 billion to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for the expansion of irrigation across the country, as well as the P500 million for the Quick Response Fund. “This latest release, which is part of NIA’s budget this year, will go towards Irrigation Network Services and Locally-funded Projects,” Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said. “The remaining portion of NIA’s P32.7 […]
Tag: El Niño
Government agencies set aside funds for El Niño
MANILA, Philippines – With the worsening effects of the El Niño phenomenon being felt all over the Philippines, several government agencies started to set aside much-needed funds in order to counter its effects. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources set aside Php 1 billion in order to aid more than 100, 000 fishermen in 58 provinces all over the country. The fund was set aside for livelihood projects as the yield of fish production […]
Maguindanao declares state of calamity due to El Nino, rat attacks
BULUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 2 (PNA) — The rising cost of damages to agricultural crops has prompted the provincial board to place the entire province under state of calamity, officials said Tuesday. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu, chair of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council, said the provincial legislative body has readily approved his recommendation to put the province under state of calamity as the damages reported by agriculture officials rose to about PHP130 […]
More water conservation despite secure MM supply: NWRB
MANILA, Feb. 2 (PNA) — Government assured securing Metro Manila’s water supply amidst the continuing strong El Nino phenomenon but still called for continuous water conservation, aware this drought-driving problem might persist beyond mid-2016. “Metro Manila water users are assured of continuous domestic and municipal water supply from Angat reservoir even with persistence of El Nino,” National Water Resources Board (NWRB) Executive Director Dr. Sevillo David Jr. said in a press statement released Tuesday (Feb. […]
2015 hottest year on record – WMO
(Reuters) — Last year’s global average temperature was the hottest ever on record, according to a report released by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Monday (January 26). Last year was the hottest since records began in the 19th century in a trend that almost all scientists blame on greenhouse gases from burning of fossil fuels, stoking heat waves, droughts, downpours and rising sea levels “2015 was the hottest year on record […]
Pinsala sa agrikultura dahil sa El Niño, sa Zamboanga City, umabot na sa mahigit P8-M
Umabot na sa mahigit walong milyong piso (P8 million) ang naitalang katumbas na halaga ng pinsala ng tagtuyot sa sektor ng Agrikultura sa Zamboanga City. Nabatid na dahil sa nararanasang tagtuyot, aabot na sa mahigit apat na raang magsasaka ang apektado.
Sugar shortage due to El Niño
The Sugar Regulatory Administration plans to import additional sugar as production of said agricultural product suffers a down slide due to the effects of El Niño. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Ml6fZoQWux4
El Niño strengthens, to last until June 2016
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the El Niño affecting the country would continue to upset planting schedules in central and southern Philippines until the first half of 2016. PAGASA said the country will experience warmer than normal air temperature as a result. The country is also projected to have below normal rainfall, possibly leading to dry spell and drought conditions in most part of the country until the first quarter […]
El Niño-strengthened storm brings rain, floods to California
An El Niño-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California on Tuesday (January 05), triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued flash flood watches for much of the coast from San Diego to San Francisco and said storms would linger through Friday (January 08). The service forecast widespread rain and mountain snow. The weather service warned of flooding on urban roads, as […]
Heavy rains trigger mudslides in Bolivia, destroys road
Landslides and mudslides caused by heavy El Niño rains destroyed an important road near Cochabamba in central Bolivia on Monday (January 4), causing a massive traffic jam. According to local media reports, delays extended trips by up to eight hours. Thousands of cars, trucks and buses have been stranded for up to 48 hours on the road that connects the cities of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz in the South American country. Officials said repairs were […]
Gov’t asks public to conserve water during summer months
As the country continues to suffer from the ravages of the El Niño phenomenon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) encourages the public to conserve water especially during the summer months. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/66QD8dumMV8
Argentina declares state of emergency as ongoing floods continue to devastate northeast
Families continued to abandon their homes on Monday (December 28) in the southern cone of South America, which is seeing its worst flooding in decades and has already forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate. In northern Argentina, some 20,000 people have had to evacuate in what local authorities have called the worst flooding in 50 years. Aerial views showed large swamped areas in the Argentine city of Concordia, in the Entre Rios province. This […]
