00:00 State of Calamity has been added to the country's declaration
00:04 due to the growing number of El Nino's victims.
00:06 The government is planning to pay a fine for this.
00:10 Vona Kino was the one who got the call.
00:12 [Music]
00:14 [Music]
00:15 Because of the dry El Nino's land,
00:18 the province of South Cotabato was included in the State of Calamity.
00:22 Five towns were affected
00:24 and the number of victims is more than 200 million pesos.
00:27 More than 8 million metric tons of rice, corn and other crops
00:33 were affected by the heat in Zamboanga Peninsula.
00:36 The farmers of coffee and rubber were also affected in Zamboanga, Cebu, in the province.
00:40 We have a production loss of about 238,499,000.
00:46 The water supply of farmers in San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte was also dried up.
00:53 The farmers of bitter melon were also affected in Binataga, Ligao City, Albay.
00:58 It's very hot.
01:00 It's very hot.
01:02 We have nothing to do.
01:04 In order to address the effects of El Nino,
01:07 the DSWD will hold a project through training.
01:11 It will teach farmers, farmers and fishermen
01:15 to make small farm reservoirs
01:17 or large water tanks, including communal garden and farms.
01:21 Aside from having their own source of water,
01:25 they can plant their crops around their areas.
01:29 They will no longer have to spend on gas for the pump.
01:35 They will no longer have to spend on buying a water pump.
01:38 They will no longer have to spend on those things.
01:41 It will be launched in several places in Eastern Visayas.
01:45 There is also a cash for work training program
01:48 that was established in Santa Maria, Bulacan.
01:50 For GMA Integrated News, Vonna Quino, Natutok, 24 Horas.
01:56 (upbeat music)
Comments