A state of calamity has been declared in Mayoyao town in Ifugao due to the damage to agriculture caused by El Niño.
Officials inspect a dried up field in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro on February 27, 2024, following the local government's declaration of a state of calamity due to the severe damage of El Niño on the town's farmlands.CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela , Philippines — A state of calamity has been declared in Mayoyao town in Ifugao due to the damage to agriculture caused by El Niño.The cost of damage is still being assessed.
Padchanan said the declaration of a state of calamity would allow the municipal government to utilize calamity funds to help affected farmers.“Since the drought started, pests have ruined rice fields. Even cloud-seeding could not save the destruction,” Padchanan added. A state of calamity had earlier been declared in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro and Zamboanga City due to El Niño.
The Cebu City Council has placed 28 mountain barangays in the city under a state of calamity even as the city government declared a water crisis due to the impact of the El Niño phenomenon.Meanwhile, the Department of Health advised those intending to go to beaches in Ilocos to take “extreme caution” against severe heat.
DOH-Ilocos regional director Paula Paz Sydiongco said residents should also monitor temperature reports from the state weather bureau.Dagupan City recorded a heat index of 45 degrees Celsius; Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, 41 degrees Celsius, and La Union, 46 degrees Celsius. Merlee Jayme’s book ‘Ten Talks, Ten Cities’ launches in SM Aura’s Book NookMore than a hundred families from two villages in Pilar town in Abra fled their homes after government troopers fought with...Philstar.
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