(MB Visual Content Group) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, May 3 that over P101 million in humanitarian aid has been given to families affected by the El Niño phenomenon nationwide. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group and...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The intense heat is breaking records. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday afternoon, April 27 logged the highest air temperature ever recorded in Metro Manila. Based on PAGASA’s monitoring, a...
The national government has standby funds worth P15.5 billion to mitigate the impact of El Niño, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Friday, April 26. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the amount forms part of the total allocation of P20.5 billion for the National...
Angat Dam (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin file photo) The intense summer heat, exacerbated by the lingering El Niño effects, caused the water level at Angat Dam to fall below 190 meters on Friday, April 26. As of 6 a.m., the water level at Angat Dam measured 189.62 meters, which was 0.45 meters...
The Task Force El Niño admitted on Wednesday, April 24, that almost the entire Philippines is being affected by the El Niño phenomenon, which brings extreme heat and drought. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Citing reports from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Task Force El Niño...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, April 24 said the El Niño is gradually weakening, but its effects may still be felt in the country. Farmers burying metal pipe to assess water flow beneath an onion and rice field for possible...
President Marcos led the distribution of millions worth of financial assistance, loans, and subsidies to the farmers and fisherfolk in Occidental Mindoro, which is being severely impacted by the El Niño phenomenon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and some of his Cabinet officials...
President Marcos said the government would do its best to revert to the previous school calendar following a week of suspension of classes in different parts of the country due to the extreme heat. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (file photo) Marcos said this after the Department of...
Given the urgency of addressing the effects of El Niño, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is preparing for the nationwide implementation of the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished projects (Project LAWA...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, April 8 said 41 areas in the country may experience drought by the end of the month. Farmers decided to not plant crops in parts of Maguindanao due to El Niño. Some community gardens were...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office 6 (DSWD-Western Visayas) has so far provided P11 million in aid to support the families affected by El Niño in the region. “The assistance was released through the implementation of food-for-work and...
Sen. Grace Poe called on water concessionaires to ensure continuous service and aim for zero interruptions for their customers as water shortage together with the intense heat could lead to an outbreak of diseases. "The heat is on, water is on high demand, and without it, our health is at risk,"...
