00:00Approximately 10,000 fishermen and fishermen from the Negros Oriental
00:05will receive assistance from the government today
00:08where President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will be the one to share the assistance.
00:16Benji Durango is in the center of the news.
00:22Audrey, this morning, the road here in Dumaguete City was flooded.
00:28It has been raining for a week now in Negros Oriental.
00:31The farmers are happy about it.
00:33But in our tour earlier, we heard many stories about the hardship of the El Nino.
00:42Meanwhile, Father Efren is plowing his farm in Barangay Basak Proper, Bayan ng Sambuang Gita.
00:48We are preparing for planting.
00:51It has been raining for a week now in Negros Oriental.
00:54This is the right time to plant in the first week of July, the first of the year.
00:59It is painful for the body, but it is better now especially since they are from the El Nino.
01:05Did you have a hard time with the El Nino?
01:07Yes, it was hard.
01:08Why?
01:09Because there were no plants.
01:11There are more than 36 hectares of farmland here in Basak Proper.
01:14Ms. Ellen is planting 1.5 hectares there.
01:18We were able to reach her earlier when she was preparing for planting.
01:21Now that she is far from the farmland, she is hoping to fish first.
01:27But she remembered that the water from this small irrigation canal that the El Nino is running
01:33would be enough to save their crops, but they were not able to use it.
01:38This is the irrigation canal that should provide water to the farmers here in Barangay Basak Proper.
01:44When this canal is full, it flows here to the outlet
01:47to the wide farmland.
01:49That farmland is about 36 hectares wide.
01:52But the problem is, if you will notice, this irrigation canal has no water.
01:58That is the problem of the farmers here in Barangay Basak Proper.
02:03Because of the lack of supply, the farmers are struggling to get water from this hot weather.
02:08They are talking to the NIA, but the irrigation water is still limited to the corn of other towns.
02:14Their canal is completely dry.
02:16We are the ones who are struggling because the water is not enough.
02:19They are not listening to us.
02:21This is the problem now.
02:23The entire province of Negros Oriental is still under state of calamity.
02:2725 towns in Negros Oriental depend on growing rice, corn, and high-value crops.
02:34When the El Nino was established, the value of the agricultural land increased to P240 million.
02:40They are still recovering from the recent drought.
02:43But they still need the support of the government.
02:46What do you want from the President?
02:48We want capital.
02:52Because the price of rice is expensive now.
02:55Along with the corn, and the chemicals.
03:02President, I hope you will give us a day off.
03:07Today, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to arrive here in Dumaguete City to solve these problems.
03:19That is why, just a while ago, the Lamberto Masias Sports and Cultural Center was inaugurated
03:25to reach the farmers, fishermen, and their families.
03:3010,000 farmers and fishermen are expected to help.
03:34Today, at 4 p.m., they will be able to join the personnel of our President.
03:39Audrey.
03:40Thank you very much, Benji Durango.
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