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Farmers’ losses mount as El Niño’s grip widens

March 12, 2019 admin dry spell, El Niño, farmers' losses, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, water shortage

Credit 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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Water catchment areas to help LGUs during dry season – Poe

March 12, 2019 admin drought, El Niño, Grace Poe, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, senate bill 1217, task force, water regulatory act

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:31:13 +0000

Reelectionist Senator Grace Poe has encouraged local government units to establish catchment areas or water cisterns to deal with dry season.

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Provinces start to reel from El Niño

March 11, 2019 admin dams, dry spell, El Niño, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Pagasa

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:26:38 +0000

Things will get worse before they get better, as the dry spell is expected to deepen across the country.

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La Mesa Dam water breaks critical level

March 10, 2019 admin El Niño, Headlines, La Mesa Dam, Latest News Stories, metro manila water supply, Nation, rizal water supply

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:26:38 +0000

Water rationing in Metro Manila and parts of Rizal province looms as the water level at La Mesa Dam continues to drop with the onset of El Niño, a dry spell triggered by periodic warming in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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DOH warns vs heatstroke in these hot, humid times

March 10, 2019 admin DoH, El Niño, francisco duque iii, Headlines, heatstroke, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:25:12 +0000

The Department of Health (DOH) warns the public against heatstroke even as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has yet to officially declare the start of summer, or dry season.

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Dry taps spark outcry

March 10, 2019 admin El Niño, Headlines, La Mesa Dam, Latest News Stories, Manila Water, Metro, water service interruptions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:08:32 +0000

Water service interruptions across Metro Manila have provoked an outpouring of anger and pleas for help from residents and small business owners whose daily routines have been disrupted by the prolonged shortage.

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La Mesa Dam level, already at lowest in 12 years, continues to drop

March 10, 2019 admin El Niño, La Mesa Dam, Latest News Stories, Metro

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:52:39 +0000

La Mesa Dam hit a record low water level for 2019 and also its lowest in 12 years, which was measured at 68.9 meters as of 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.

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La Mesa Dam level hits lowest point in 12 years

March 10, 2019 admin El Niño, La Mesa Dam, Latest News Stories, Metro

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:52:39 +0000

La Mesa Dam hit a record low water level for 2019 and also its lowest in 12 years, measured at 69.02 meters as of 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.

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La Mesa Dam level hits lowest point so far in 2019

March 10, 2019 admin El Niño, La Mesa Dam, Latest News Stories, Metro

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:52:39 +0000

La Mesa Dam hit a record low water level for 2019, measured at 69.02 meters as of 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. That level is 11.13 meters below the normal high water level of 80.15 meters, as shown in the Dam Water Level Update table of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration […]

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Government steps up water saving projects as drought widens

March 8, 2019 admin Conservation, DA, drought, El Niño, government, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Manny Pinol, Nation, Pagasa, save, Water, water impounding facilities, Weather

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:25:12 +0000

The country will soon embark on a massive water conservation and watershed protection program, not just because of the drought but to build up its irrigation supply so “we can feed every Filipino” at all times, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said here on Friday.

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