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Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Sept. 24 – A lawmaker advised the farmers from the provinces in Luzon area to adjust their cropping season as a practical solution to mitigate the emerging effect of the El Niño phenomenon. Senator Cynthia Villar, the current chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, made her call when she attended the Luzon wide congress of the agriculture and fishery councils (AFC) held recently in one Vittoria hotel in […]
Malacañang on Tuesday assured the continuity of the government’s food security program despite the resignation of Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, Secretary Francis Pangilinan. “Merong Cabinet committee na nagsasagawa ng action planning hinggil diyan. Ito ang Food Security Council, ito ay sa pangunguna ni (Economic Planning) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said during a media briefing, when asked how Secretary Pangilinan’s resignation would affect the food security program as […]
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Sept. 7 (PIA) – The National Food Authority (NFA) here assured sufficient rice stock even with El Nino. Provincial Manager Benilda Fidel of the NFA said that Capiceños have no need to worry about rice supply even during the dry spell. She said that based on their latest rice inventory, the rice stocks in the province covering those in the households, traders, millers and NFA will last for 58 days. Fidel added […]
MANILA, Sep. 6 (Eagle News) –The Department of Agriculture (DA) has a comprehensive El Niño response plan in case the weather disturbance affects the country. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., said this as he tried to dispel public fears on an impending severe drought, In an interview over government-run radip station DZRB, Coloma said DA’s El Niño action plan has two features: production support and water management. The plan also includes an information and communication program or […]
METRO Manila, Philippines, September 2 (Eagle News) — Consumers of both Maynilad and Manila Water will start experiencing weaker water pressure starting next week as the water utility companies aim to conserve water due to the effects of El Niño. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/JwlHP6X1dzI
QUEZON City, Philippines, Sept. 1 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Philippines will experience warm and humid “-ber” months due to the strong effects of the El Niño phenomenon, contrary to the normal cold weather experienced by the country with the coming of said months. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Peru conducted a national drill on Monday (August 31) to prepare the South American country for predicted natural disasters from a strengthening El Niño weather phenomena that officials have predicted to be “extraordinary”. El Niño is the periodic warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific. This phenomenon is strengthening and is likely to peak in three to seven months’ time, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said. Coastal Peruvian cities like Tumbes and Piura were put […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 26) – Change is inevitable in any form. Lately this year we experienced it through the weather. Weather forecasters and experts already predicted this type of weather changes known as El Niño. Now, what is El Niño? El Niño is a climate pattern that causes extreme weather conditions. El Niño occur when there is large-scale warming of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, which can cause droughts, floods and even fishing and […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 20 (Eagle News) — Senator Loren Legarda, Senate Committee on Climate Change chairman, encouraged the public to conserve water in the face of the severe drought brought about by the El Niño phenomenon, which may last till the early part of 2016. Legarda added that the government can also try other measures like cloud-seeding if needed. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/8q_dBaoPR3c
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said it President Aquino is closely watching the onslaught of El Niño in the country especially in the agriculture sector, which may impact on food production. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that as part of the government preparations for the projected strong El Nino, the Department of Science and Technology has already made projections starting September. Other government agencies should already be planning for their next steps with regards to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 6 (Eagle News) — According to climate experts, the full effects of the 2015 El Niño phenomenon will be felt in the coming weeks. Said phenomenon is the most severe seen in decades. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) added that the country will experience dry spells beginning January 2016. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 20 (Eagle News) — The National Food Administration (NFA) assured the public that there is enough rice supply during the lean months despite said period lasting till October due to the effects of El Niño. The NFA was able to ensure that the price of rice will remain stable by acquiring sufficient buffer stocks through rice imports from Thailand and Vietnam. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) […]
