Share   This week, a state of Calamity was declared for Banaue because of drought. The scarcity of water has finally affected the world-famous mountain rice terraces of the northern Philippines. According to Abriol Chuliba, chief aide to the Banaue mayor, tourists still come here, but they leave disappointed.  All they see are parched [Continue reading]

Share   Yesterday, March 8, two were confirmed dead because of heat stroke.  Imelda Lingan from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan was found in their bathroom floor dead. Imelda was reported to have hypertension and doesn’t take her medications regularly which was later on aggravated by the strong heat.  This month, the temperature in [Continue reading]

Share   The rotating brownouts have been recurring lately in our country still because of El Niño. The dry spell has greatly affected the livelihood of the people in provinces. In agriculture, crops are continuously drying, fishes are dying because of heat, poultries tend to produce less. The supply is going down. Government is seeking [Continue reading]

Share   In Iloilo, the milk production is weakening because of the dry spell of El Niño. The normal production of milk in Philippine Dairy Authority’s milk processing plant in Tigbauan, is 300 liters of milk everyday. Now, since El Niño came, the production reduced to 150 liters per day even the production of dairy [Continue reading]

Share   The dry spell has taken over the chickens in La Union province.  From brownouts to dried up crops, there is no stopping the dry spell that has been continuously hovering the country. Hundreds of chickens have died because of heat stroke in at least two farms in La Union.  A record of 1,200 [Continue reading]