Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 05:36:50 +0000
DAMAGE to crops due to El Niño has reached P7.96 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In its latest advisory, the Disaster Risk Reduction Operations Center of the DA reported…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:18:49 +0000
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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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 09:19:12 +0000
The Department of Health (DOH) has shared some tips to keep people safe in the intense summer heat.
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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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Read moreCredit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:17:15 +0000
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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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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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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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 23:24:15 +0000
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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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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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 21:33:55 +0000
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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