After completing the construction of their own small farm reservoirs (SFRs), Ifugao, Antique, and Davao de Oro—the pilot provinces of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project Local Adaptation to Water Access (LAWA)—will be able to deal with the possible effects of El...
President Marcos has approved the reactivation of an El Niño task force on Tuesday, Dec. 19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said Marcos ordered the "reactivation and reconstitution" of Task Force El Niño during a Cabinet meeting to...
Amid the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, the prices of agricultural commodities, such as regular milled rice, posted an increase in the initial days of December. Based on a survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the average retail price of a kilogram of well-milled rice rose to P48.84...
The recent warning from Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum about the anticipated impact of a strong El Niño, “affecting around 65 provinces with drought and six provinces facing a dry spell by the end of May (of 2024),” is a call for swift and proactive action. President Ferdinand...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is counting on the capacity contribution of greenfield solar plants that are coming on commercial stream during the summer months, primarily to plug capacity gap arising from the de-rated generation of the hydro plants due to the incursion of El Niño spell. In a...
It is imperative to continue restoring irrigation systems in the country, President Marcos said amid looming El Niño effects until the second quarter of next year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Rene H. Dilan) "To ensure the productive and efficient use of...
President Marcos has ordered the creation of a task force to mitigate the effects of El Niño. Marcos gave the order in a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12. “We’ll have to organize first the task force. This is the time to put every condition together,” the President said. The task force...
Sixty-five provinces or about 77 percent of the country will experience drought in May 2024, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said as the government gears up for the impact of the El Niño phenomenon. DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. talks about the El...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to coordinate all plans to mitigate the impacts of El Niño which is expected to persist until the second quarter of next year. During a sectoral meeting with various agencies on Tuesday, Dec. 12, Marcos ordered an intensified effort to mitigate...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police arrested five New People’s Army rebels following an encounter in Barangay Niug Norte, Santo Niño, Cagayan on Thursday. The five communist rebels were identified as Edwin Callueng, alias "Happy," Aiza Antonio, alias “Ka Mira,” Ramil Andam, Alvin Andam, and...
The country has enough supply of rice that would last for a little more than one month despite three unfortunate events that have affected its production, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday, August 1. *DA Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) *...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. admitted growing concerns about the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, particularly on the prices of the country’s staple grain. (Keith Bacongco/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) The Chief Executive also expressed his worry on the country’s rice supply...
