With the dry season approaching, the government should allow companies to exercise “common sense” in implementing their health and safety policies, according to Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. In a recent interview, Ortiz-Luis said employers...
SOUTH UPI, Maguindanao del Sur – Teduray farmer Alan Olubalang could still remember how his grandparents scoured the forests of this mountainous town just to find the indigenous crop known as “kayos” at the height of the dry spell in 1998. MANILYN Elon shows freshly picked 'kayos' in Barangay...
Stock photo from Wikimedia Commons CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Naic directed all public schools within its jurisdiction to shift to blended or modular learning this April due to extreme heat. Memorandum No. 7 Series of 2024, signed by Mayor Ruperto C. Dualan on Wednesday,...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is seeking potential suppliers for 260 megawatts (MW) of power supply to address the growing demand throughout the summer season. In a statement, Meralco assured its customers that it is working with the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide sufficient supply to...
Warmer days ahead are expected as higher temperatures have been usually recorded during the dry season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. Sunny skies seen over Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija. The province remains one of the areas under...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has urged private sector employers to adopt health and safety measures to protect workers from possible heat stress in workplaces as the temperature rises. In Labor Advisory 08, series of 2023, the DOLE said one method to decrease extreme heat exposure...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the easterlies and ridge of high pressure area will be the dominant weather systems that may bring hot weather and isolated rain showers across the country during the Holy Week. In a press conference on...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) presented the updated projections for climate change in the Philippines on Friday, March 22. (Photo from Unsplash) To align with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action, Assistant...
The El Niño phenomenon in the country is expected to impact up to 76 provinces in the next three months as Task Force El Niño spokesman Joey Villarama warned the impending summer season would exacerbate its effects. (Photo courtesy of Department of Agriculture-PhilRice) During the...
(File photo) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday, March 12, that it was taking decisive actions to address the impact of El Niño to the country's agriculture sector. The damage to agriculture due to the weather phenomenon has already reached...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The National Irrigation Administration reported on Wednesday, March 6, that 479.15 hectares of rice farms in Bicol region have been affected by the dry spell due to the El Niño phenomenon. RICE farms in Polangui, Albay are starting to dry up due to the El...
A "weak" northeast monsoon, locally known as "amihan," may remain the dominant weather system in Northern Luzon, while the easterlies, which bring warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, may prevail throughout the rest of the country this weekend, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
