Senator Ramon “Bong’’ Revilla Jr. has emphasized the importance of integrating rainwater harvesting facilities in new structural development projects to provide a long-term solution to the El Ñino phenomenon that hits the country periodically. Revilla filed Senate Bill 990, or the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, July 6, said the national government and the private sector must prepare and work together in reducing the risk and negative impacts of El Niño on the Philippines and its people. Senate President Pro...
Various water conservation programs are now being developed by the National El Niño Team to mitigate the effects of the looming dry spell in the country, Malacañang said. In a statement on Wednesday, May 24, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the water...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has urged the government, private sector, and all citizens to prepare for hotter and drier days due to a high probability of El Niño emerging in the coming season and persisting until the first quarter of 2024. Legarda issued the statement on Thursday, May...
It is time to prepare for more dry days ahead in many parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has advised that the El Niño phenomenon may develop in May-June-July but may start to affect the country toward the end of this...
Agricultural insurance problems of farmers should be included in the government’s plan to mitigate the impacts of El Nino, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday, April 27, said. He said that 22.2 percent or 10.5 million employed Filipinos depend on agriculture as a source of income...
