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Manila Bulletin devider devider Almost 80,000 families affected by dry spell, El Niño -- NDRRMC

Almost 80,000 families affected by dry spell, El Niño -- NDRRMC

Published Apr 14, 2019 02:52 pm
By Francis Wakefield The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that the number of families as a result of the dry spell or El Niño affecting the country has almost reached 80,000. A carabao is having a siesta time in mud as it cools down from the intense heat of the sun in the rice fields in Talisay City. El Nino is expected to be experienced end of February to March as irrigations may lessen due to intense heat. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A carabao is having a siesta time in mud as it cools down from the intense heat of the sun in the rice fields in Talisay City. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) NDRRMC Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Undersecretary Ricardo B. Jalad, said that, based on their latest update issued at 5 p.m. Friday (April 12), a total of 78,691 families or 393,455 persons in 120 barangays in Davao Oriental and North Cotabato has already been affected by the drought or dry spell. At the same time, a total of 164,672 farmers was affected by the drought in Regions Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), 1, 2, 3, CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao). Jalad said an estimated P5-billion worth of damage to agriculture (rice, corn and High Value Commercial Crops) was reported in Regions Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), 1, 2, 3, CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao). However, Jalad said changes in figure were due to the ongoing validation and verification by the Department of Agriculture. Due to the effect of the El Niño phenomenon, Jalad said a total of 30 local government units (LGUs) in five provinces and 25 cities/municipalities from Mountain Province, Occidental Mindoro, Camarines Sur, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Zamboanga City, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, and Lanao del Sur have been declared under a state of calamity. Jalad said during the past three months, rainfall analyses showed that impacts of below normal rainfall conditions in provinces of Western Mindanao and Ilocos Norte were already experienced and are expected to continue. The El Niño is anticipated to remain weak and will likely result in below normal rainfall conditions in different parts of the country in the coming months.
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