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Nagkakapa: With water shortage, Dumagats’ survival options are drying up

Photographs and video by Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 11:57 AM

The Angat reservoir drying up means more misery for those living in Metro Manila as water is rationed, but for the Dumagats the water shortage presents a more distressing situation, one in which their very lives and their future are at immediate risk. Read more »

El Niño crop damage reaches P7.9 billion, says agri dept

Kori Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 08:24 PM

The estimate spans 277,890 hectares of agricultural area, affecting some 250,000 farmers and fisherfolk. Read more »

Produksiyon ng hito sa Iloilo, apektado ng tagtuyot

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Posted at May 02 12:25 AM

Pahirapan naman ang supply ng tubig sa Yolanda relocation sites sa Tacloban City dahil sa epekto ng El Niño. Read more »

Cebu City, isinailalim sa state of calamity dahil sa tagtuyot

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Posted at Apr 13 02:04 AM

Isinailalim na sa state of calamity ang Cebu City dahil sa laki ng pinsala ng tagtuyot sa mga pananim. Read more »

El Niño agri losses in Zamboanga City reach P9 million

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Posted at Apr 11 05:49 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Damage to agriculture in Zamboanga City due to El Niño has reached P9 million, the city agriculture office said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano manatiling presko ngayong tag-init?

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Posted at Apr 11 01:58 AM

Kung perwisyo ang dulot ng sobrang init na panahon sa agrikultura at sa marami nating kababayan, para naman sa iba, paraan ito para kumita. Read more »

Produksiyon ng itlog sa Pangasinan, apektado ng tag-init

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Updated as of Apr 10 03:28 AM

Apektado na ng mainit ng panahon ang produksiyon ng itlog sa mga poultry farm sa Mapandan, Pangasinan. Read more »

State of calamity, idineklara sa Murcia, Negros Occidental

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Posted at Apr 06 02:49 AM

Ang mga magsasaka naman sa Bayambang, Pangasinan, minadali na ang pag-ani sa mga tanim nilang sibuyas. Read more »

Amid El Niño onslaught, gov't vows aid for 138,000 farmers

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Posted at Apr 03 08:36 AM

The agriculture department on Wednesday said it was assisting some 138,000 farmers grappling with lack of rains due to El Niño, with the government guarding against a repeat of a bloody protest in Kidapawan City, Cotabato province nearly 3 years ago. Read more »

El Niño farm damage reaches P5.05 billion, agri dept says

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:02 PM

Damage due to El Niño has reached P5.05 billion, the Department of Agriculture-DRMM operations center said Tuesday. Read more »

DA says El Niño damage only P1.3-B; warns vs inflated damage reports

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Updated as of Mar 28 03:04 PM

The Department of Agriculture on Thursday said total crop damage in the Philippines as a result of El Niño is now at P1.3 billion, lower than the P2.6 billion estimate given by disaster officials. Read more »

Produksyon ng talaba sa Dapitan, apektado ng matinding init

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Posted at Mar 27 12:19 AM

Apektado ng matinding init ng panahon ang produksyon ng talaba sa Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Read more »

Cebu braces for longer water supply interruptions

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Posted at Mar 26 11:24 PM

Residents in Cebu are bracing for longer water supply interruptions as the province continues to grapple with the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Read more »

Cebu, isinailalim sa state of calamity dahil sa tagtuyot

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Posted at Mar 26 12:17 AM

Isinailalim sa state of calamity ang lalawigan ng Cebu dahil sa lawak ng pinsalang dulot ng tagtuyot. Read more »

Entire Cebu under state of calamity due to El Niño

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Updated as of Mar 25 04:16 PM

The entire province of Cebu was placed under a state of calamity on Monday due to the effect of weather pattern El Niño on crops. Read more »

Philippines storm-free in next 3 days - PAGASA

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Posted at Mar 24 09:28 AM

No storm is expected over the Philippines in the next 3 days, the state weather bureau said Sunday, as dozens of provinces were affected by below-normal rainfall. Read more »