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BARANGAY Sambag 2 in Cebu City declared a state of calamity following the seven-hour fire that engulfed Sitios Kalubihan, Riverside and Brupa on Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024.The fire ravaged the vicinity of the Tuberculosis Pavilion, affecting 94 houses and displacing 669 residents, leaving them homeless.Authorities pegged the damage at P7,500,000.Barangay Captain Keith Noel Wenceslao confirmed the situation in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Tuesday morning, April 9.The number of affected residents surpassed initial estimates released by the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) shortly after the incident.“The numbers could actually go up further since we are validating more reports for the aid distribution to the victims,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Wenceslao said they met with the barangay council in the afternoon to place the barangay under a state of calamity, so they could access emergency funds and resources to assist residents with their recovery and help rehabilitation efforts.Victims’ pleaWenceslao said all affected residents, or 231 families, are currently housed at the City Central National High School along Osmeña Blvd. He said they will not be allowed to return to the fire scene to rebuild their homes, as the area will undergo reblocking.According to a Cebu City News and Information report, Mayor Michael Rama said he wants the entire area at the back of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center reblocked, and he “does not want concerned departments to delay it.”Rama and city officials discussed plans to help the victims Monday night.Rushed homeThe mayor immediately went home when he heard the news about the fire, which took place near his house along B. Rodriguez St., allowing him to assess the situation on the ground.Antonio Isobal, 54, from Sitio Kalubihan, is seeking assistance from the City Government to rebuild his house. He said his family was able to save only a few articles of clothing.“We hope that there will be monetary assistance that will be given to us to help us start once again because our situation is really hard,” he said.Isobal’s mother-in-law Alicia Jayoma, 64, a stroke survivor, is hoping to get a folding bed where she can rest, as she is currently confined to a wheelchair.AssistancePortia Basmayor, head of the City’s Department of Social Welfare Services, said they have evacuated all the victims to the school and will provide them with three meals a day for the first three days.She said they will distribute disaster kits containing a banig or woven mat, a pail and hygiene kits. Each affected individual will receive five kilograms of rice and canned goods.She said families are entitled to cash assistance and housing materials, or 10 galvanized iron sheets and 10 pieces of plywood, from the City Government.Owners of destroyed or damaged houses will receive P20,000; sharers and renters will receive P10,000; absentee owners or house owners who do not live in the area will receive P5,000.Based on the initial data, the fire destroyed 89 houses and damaged five. Among the victims were 62 renters, 37 sharers and 39 lodgers.Basmayor said the City Health Department is on standby to respond to any health concerns.Meanwhile, Wenceslao said that they are maximizing the use of the available electric fans inside the classrooms to help the evacuees cool down admit the heat.Fire incidentAccording to the fire authority’s report, the fire started at 3:57 p.m. It was raised to first alarm at 3:59 p.m., second alarm at 4:16 p.m. and third alarm at 4:23 p.m. It was declared under control by 5:01 p.m.The CCFS declared the situation under control at 8:22 p.m., and declared fire out at 10:16 p.m.Three individuals were injured, including two women aged 22 and 26 who had difficulty breathing, and a 46-year-old man who had a laceration on his left middle finger.The fire authority has yet to come up with a final report, but it is looking at an electrical problem involving a defective air-conditioner as the cause of the fire.Firefighters had a hard time getting to the scene because of the narrow roads, which is why it took seven hours to put out the fire. 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Philippines NOT only has the farm production in Cebu City’s mountain barangays dropped, some farmers have been forced to stop planting as El Niño continues to dry up water sources.That was the situation described by some barangay officials and farmer association leaders.The City Council placed 28 barangays under a state of calamity due to the ongoing extreme weather condition during its session on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.These included Barangays Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Mabini, Malubog, Agsungot, Guba, Lusaran, Adlaon, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Toong, Buhisan, Pung-ol Sibugay, Babag, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Sinsin, Kalunasan, Buot, Tagbao, Busay and Tabunan, according to City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon in an earlier interview.Alliance of Cebu City Farmers Association president Casimero Pilones said some members decided not to cultivate their farms because of the lack of water.“Gamay na lang ang farmers nga naa karoy tanom kay wala nay ikabubo (There are only a few farmers left who still have crops because there is no more water to irrigate them),” said Pilones in a text message to SunStar Cebu on Sunday, March 31.In the last week of February, the weather bureau Pagasa declared Cebu under a dry spell. A month later, Pagasa announced that Cebu was undergoing drought.Malubog Barangay Captain Dennis Dabuco said farmers in his barangay chose to save their remaining seeds and wait for the rainy season.Pagasa announced on March 7 that the El Niño Southern Oscillation may return to neutral conditions during the second quarter of the year or from April to June.Pagasa also said it is monitoring an increasing probability of La Niña to develop from June to August.Dabuco said the farmers’ major concern is the lack of water.Cambinocot Barangay Captain Reynaldo Lauron said several farmers in his barangay have also stopped farming since they have been losing income.Cambinocot has one of the largest farm lands in the city.Lauron, however, was not able to provide the number of farmers who temporarily stopped farming.Pilones said farm production has dropped around 80 percent since February.He said farmers used to harvest 1,000 kilos of eggplants before El Niño, but now they can barely harvest 200 kilos.Lauron said the same is being experienced in their barangay.“Wala na nakatubo ang mga tanom ug ang kasagaran nangamatay (the crops no longer grow and most of them have died),” he said.Cebu City Farmer Federation president Elecio Cantano, in a separate interview on Sunday, said members of their group have no choice but to continue growing crops despite the extreme weather condition.Cantano’s group is composed of farmers from Adlaon. Barangay Adlaon has the most number of farmers registered in the City Agriculture Department with close to 1,000 farmers.Although their produce has declined, the farmers have shifted to planting heat-resistant crops like okra, corn and cauliflower.Lauron said the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has deployed a mobile siphon tank (MST) in their barangay to get clean water from the river.In Malubog, Dabuco said they are coordinating with the MCWD for the distribution of water in the barangay.The declaration of the state of calamity means barangays can now use their quick response fund, said City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Harold Alcontin in a previous interview.This also means the City can use its local disaster risk reduction and management fund (LDRRMF) to address the problem.However, the council deferred the approval of the annual investment plan for the LDRRMF amounting to P96.94 million, saying there is a need to discuss the budget further.Of the P96.94 million requested by the executive department, P80 million is intended for agriculture expenditures like purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, supplies, tools and equipment, and the conduct of an information campaign. Lauron, for his part, said they have to rely on the City Government for assistance since they don’t have funds to help farmers.On Tuesday, March 26, state meteorologist Jhomer Eclarino of the weather bureau Pagasa warned the public that the heat index in Cebu in the coming months may reach the “dangerous” 51 degrees Celsius level.A heat index that ranges from 42 to 51 degrees Celsius is dangerous because it can cause heat cramps and exhaustion, while prolonged exposure may even lead to a heat stroke, he said. The heat index or “feels-like” temperature combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot the weather feels to the human body.Eclarino attributed the rise in the heat index to the drought caused by the El Niño as well as the ongoing dry hot summer.“We declared officially the start of warm, dry season or what we call ‘tag-init (summer) sa Pilipinas.’ At the same time we are also monitoring the ongoing El Niño phenomenon... thus, we can feel more the intense heat,” he said.Pagasa declared the end of the northeast monsoon, also known as amihan, last March 22, signaling the beginning of the summer season.The Philippines experiences only two seasons: dry and wet. Despite the absence of a specific summer season, Filipinos commonly refer to the dry season as such.He said that based on historical data, Cebu always experiences the highest temperatures in May. Eclarino said that on May 31, 2010, which was also during an El Niño, the province recorded its highest surface temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a heat index of 49 degrees Celsius.He said Cebu and nine other provinces in the Visayas are currently experiencing a drought. The other provinces are Antique, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Samar. Although El Niño has transitioned from a strong and mature state to a moderate one, he said its effects will still be felt in the next two months.He said drought is classified as an extended dry condition, either with five consecutive months of below-normal rainfall or three months of significantly below-normal rainfall.Pagasa previously defined below-normal rainfall as 20 to 60 percent less than the usual amount, while way-below-normal rainfall indicates more than a 60 percent decrease from the norm.Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health 7, advised the public to observe safety measures amid the intensive heat.She urged the public to avoid going outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wear sunscreen when going outside and always hydrate with water.Eclarino also forecast calm weather for the Visayas region from the last week of March through the first week of April.He said they don’t expect any typhoon or low-pressure area to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility during this period.“That is good news that we are typhoon-free or tropical cyclone-free in the (next) two weeks,” he said. / JJL, KJF

NOT only has the farm production in Cebu City’s mountain barangays dropped, some farmers have been forced to stop planting as El Niño continues to dry up water sources.That was the situation described by some barangay officials and farmer association leaders.The City Council placed 28 barangays under a state of calamity due to the ongoing extreme weather condition during its session on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.These included Barangays Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Mabini, Malubog, Agsungot, Guba, Lusaran, Adlaon, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Toong, Buhisan, Pung-ol Sibugay, Babag, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Sinsin, Kalunasan, Buot, Tagbao, Busay and Tabunan, according to City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon in an earlier interview.Alliance of Cebu City Farmers Association president Casimero Pilones said some members decided not to cultivate their farms because of the lack of water.“Gamay na lang ang farmers nga naa karoy tanom kay wala nay ikabubo (There are only a few farmers left who still have crops because there is no more water to irrigate them),” said Pilones in a text message to SunStar Cebu on Sunday, March 31.In the last week of February, the weather bureau Pagasa declared Cebu under a dry spell. A month later, Pagasa announced that Cebu was undergoing drought.Malubog Barangay Captain Dennis Dabuco said farmers in his barangay chose to save their remaining seeds and wait for the rainy season.Pagasa announced on March 7 that the El Niño Southern Oscillation may return to neutral conditions during the second quarter of the year or from April to June.Pagasa also said it is monitoring an increasing probability of La Niña to develop from June to August.Dabuco said the farmers’ major concern is the lack of water.Cambinocot Barangay Captain Reynaldo Lauron said several farmers in his barangay have also stopped farming since they have been losing income.Cambinocot has one of the largest farm lands in the city.Lauron, however, was not able to provide the number of farmers who temporarily stopped farming.Pilones said farm production has dropped around 80 percent since February.He said farmers used to harvest 1,000 kilos of eggplants before El Niño, but now they can barely harvest 200 kilos.Lauron said the same is being experienced in their barangay.“Wala na nakatubo ang mga tanom ug ang kasagaran nangamatay (the crops no longer grow and most of them have died),” he said.Cebu City Farmer Federation president Elecio Cantano, in a separate interview on Sunday, said members of their group have no choice but to continue growing crops despite the extreme weather condition.Cantano’s group is composed of farmers from Adlaon. Barangay Adlaon has the most number of farmers registered in the City Agriculture Department with close to 1,000 farmers.Although their produce has declined, the farmers have shifted to planting heat-resistant crops like okra, corn and cauliflower.Lauron said the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has deployed a mobile siphon tank (MST) in their barangay to get clean water from the river.In Malubog, Dabuco said they are coordinating with the MCWD for the distribution of water in the barangay.The declaration of the state of calamity means barangays can now use their quick response fund, said City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Harold Alcontin in a previous interview.This also means the City can use its local disaster risk reduction and management fund (LDRRMF) to address the problem.However, the council deferred the approval of the annual investment plan for the LDRRMF amounting to P96.94 million, saying there is a need to discuss the budget further.Of the P96.94 million requested by the executive department, P80 million is intended for agriculture expenditures like purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, supplies, tools and equipment, and the conduct of an information campaign. Lauron, for his part, said they have to rely on the City Government for assistance since they don’t have funds to help farmers.On Tuesday, March 26, state meteorologist Jhomer Eclarino of the weather bureau Pagasa warned the public that the heat index in Cebu in the coming months may reach the “dangerous” 51 degrees Celsius level.A heat index that ranges from 42 to 51 degrees Celsius is dangerous because it can cause heat cramps and exhaustion, while prolonged exposure may even lead to a heat stroke, he said. The heat index or “feels-like” temperature combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot the weather feels to the human body.Eclarino attributed the rise in the heat index to the drought caused by the El Niño as well as the ongoing dry hot summer.“We declared officially the start of warm, dry season or what we call ‘tag-init (summer) sa Pilipinas.’ At the same time we are also monitoring the ongoing El Niño phenomenon... thus, we can feel more the intense heat,” he said.Pagasa declared the end of the northeast monsoon, also known as amihan, last March 22, signaling the beginning of the summer season.The Philippines experiences only two seasons: dry and wet. Despite the absence of a specific summer season, Filipinos commonly refer to the dry season as such.He said that based on historical data, Cebu always experiences the highest temperatures in May. Eclarino said that on May 31, 2010, which was also during an El Niño, the province recorded its highest surface temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a heat index of 49 degrees Celsius.He said Cebu and nine other provinces in the Visayas are currently experiencing a drought. The other provinces are Antique, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Samar. Although El Niño has transitioned from a strong and mature state to a moderate one, he said its effects will still be felt in the next two months.He said drought is classified as an extended dry condition, either with five consecutive months of below-normal rainfall or three months of significantly below-normal rainfall.Pagasa previously defined below-normal rainfall as 20 to 60 percent less than the usual amount, while way-below-normal rainfall indicates more than a 60 percent decrease from the norm.Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health 7, advised the public to observe safety measures amid the intensive heat.She urged the public to avoid going outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wear sunscreen when going outside and always hydrate with water.Eclarino also forecast calm weather for the Visayas region from the last week of March through the first week of April.He said they don’t expect any typhoon or low-pressure area to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility during this period.“That is good news that we are typhoon-free or tropical cyclone-free in the (next) two weeks,” he said. / JJL, KJF What is the safest betting strategy? THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will maintain the status quo with regard to its board of directors (BOD).In a letter addressed to Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Jose Moises Salonga dated Monday, March 18, 2024, MCWD general manager Edgar Donoso said they had asked for an opinion from the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment last Friday of an interim board to take over the policy-making body of the MCWD for the next six months.Pending the OGCC’s response, Donoso said they would recognize the board led by chairman Jose Daluz III to ensure a “continuous and unhampered delivery of public service.”“In view of this, and for the time being, we therefore cannot yet acknowledge LWUA’s authority on this intervention/takeover and appointment of an interim board of directors,” Donoso’s letter to Salonga read.Signing the letter to show their “conformity” were the presidents of the Association of MCWD Managers, Christine Caballes; MCWD Supervisors Association, Joseph Caballes; MCWD Employees Union, Samuel Suson; and Non-Regular Manpower Resources Association, Daniel Lim.Last Friday, however, Daluz said he would abide by LWUA’s takeover order.In a statement released on Monday, Donoso also assured all consumers and stakeholders that despite the circumstances, MCWD operations would continue as usual. “There will be no disruptions in the delivery of water services to our community. We are fully committed to prioritizing the needs of our consumers, and our efforts to mitigate the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon will persist,” he said.SurprisedMeanwhile, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he was surprised by LWUA’s latest action and insisted on his own appointees remaining in their positions.“Their (LWUA) coming in, that’s not the way I want it. I’ll have a meeting with my MCWD on Saturday evening, and they’ll know what they ought to do. So I wish when I come back things are already (coming) and there is no such thing as supremacy,” Rama said on Monday.The mayor refused to comment on whether LWUA’s intervention would affect his appointed board.Rama reiterated that he has the authority to appoint the members of the MCWD board.“My MCWD appointment should stay,” he said.Last Oct. 31, Mayor Rama appointed Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos to replace Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno.Existing board members Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita supported Rama’s appointment of the three new members.The mayor said City Hall was tired of waiting for LWUA to act on their request to issue a “certificate of no objection” to the termination of Daluz, Pato and Seno’s services last August.TakeoverLWUA implemented the takeover of the MCWD board last March 15, for a period of six months. In a letter addressed to Daluz and Donoso, Salonga announced the partial intervention of LWUA, which he said was authorized by Resolution 35, s. 2023 duly approved by the LWUA Board of Trustees in accordance with Presidential Decree 198, as amended. In line with this, Salonga announced the installation of LWUA officers Maria Rosan Perez, Noel Samonte and Anabelle Gravador to the interim board of MCWD, with LWUA deputy administrator Eileen dela Vega overseeing Friday’s installation.In a phone interview last Friday, Daluz confirmed the implementation of the takeover, saying the five board members—Daluz, Pato and Seno appointed by the late mayor Edgardo Labella, and Rama’s two appointees Ortiz and Bonachita would abide by LWUA’s decision.“We will abide by the order of the LWUA. I think that is for the best interest of the MCWD,” Daluz said.Daluz said the intervention also applied to Rama’s appointed board. / AML

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THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will maintain the status quo with regard to its board of directors (BOD).In a letter addressed to Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Jose Moises Salonga dated Monday, March 18, 2024, MCWD general manager Edgar Donoso said they had asked for an opinion from the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment last Friday of an interim board to take over the policy-making body of the MCWD for the next six months.Pending the OGCC’s response, Donoso said they would recognize the board led by chairman Jose Daluz III to ensure a “continuous and unhampered delivery of public service.”“In view of this, and for the time being, we therefore cannot yet acknowledge LWUA’s authority on this intervention/takeover and appointment of an interim board of directors,” Donoso’s letter to Salonga read.Signing the letter to show their “conformity” were the presidents of the Association of MCWD Managers, Christine Caballes; MCWD Supervisors Association, Joseph Caballes; MCWD Employees Union, Samuel Suson; and Non-Regular Manpower Resources Association, Daniel Lim.Last Friday, however, Daluz said he would abide by LWUA’s takeover order.In a statement released on Monday, Donoso also assured all consumers and stakeholders that despite the circumstances, MCWD operations would continue as usual. “There will be no disruptions in the delivery of water services to our community. We are fully committed to prioritizing the needs of our consumers, and our efforts to mitigate the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon will persist,” he said.SurprisedMeanwhile, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he was surprised by LWUA’s latest action and insisted on his own appointees remaining in their positions.“Their (LWUA) coming in, that’s not the way I want it. I’ll have a meeting with my MCWD on Saturday evening, and they’ll know what they ought to do. So I wish when I come back things are already (coming) and there is no such thing as supremacy,” Rama said on Monday.The mayor refused to comment on whether LWUA’s intervention would affect his appointed board.Rama reiterated that he has the authority to appoint the members of the MCWD board.“My MCWD appointment should stay,” he said.Last Oct. 31, Mayor Rama appointed Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos to replace Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno.Existing board members Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita supported Rama’s appointment of the three new members.The mayor said City Hall was tired of waiting for LWUA to act on their request to issue a “certificate of no objection” to the termination of Daluz, Pato and Seno’s services last August.TakeoverLWUA implemented the takeover of the MCWD board last March 15, for a period of six months. In a letter addressed to Daluz and Donoso, Salonga announced the partial intervention of LWUA, which he said was authorized by Resolution 35, s. 2023 duly approved by the LWUA Board of Trustees in accordance with Presidential Decree 198, as amended. In line with this, Salonga announced the installation of LWUA officers Maria Rosan Perez, Noel Samonte and Anabelle Gravador to the interim board of MCWD, with LWUA deputy administrator Eileen dela Vega overseeing Friday’s installation.In a phone interview last Friday, Daluz confirmed the implementation of the takeover, saying the five board members—Daluz, Pato and Seno appointed by the late mayor Edgardo Labella, and Rama’s two appointees Ortiz and Bonachita would abide by LWUA’s decision.“We will abide by the order of the LWUA. I think that is for the best interest of the MCWD,” Daluz said.Daluz said the intervention also applied to Rama’s appointed board. / AML What is the safest betting strategy? BARANGAY Sambag 2 in Cebu City declared a state of calamity following the seven-hour fire that engulfed Sitios Kalubihan, Riverside and Brupa on Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024.The fire ravaged the vicinity of the Tuberculosis Pavilion, affecting 94 houses and displacing 669 residents, leaving them homeless.Authorities pegged the damage at P7,500,000.Barangay Captain Keith Noel Wenceslao confirmed the situation in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Tuesday morning, April 9.The number of affected residents surpassed initial estimates released by the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) shortly after the incident.“The numbers could actually go up further since we are validating more reports for the aid distribution to the victims,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Wenceslao said they met with the barangay council in the afternoon to place the barangay under a state of calamity, so they could access emergency funds and resources to assist residents with their recovery and help rehabilitation efforts.Victims’ pleaWenceslao said all affected residents, or 231 families, are currently housed at the City Central National High School along Osmeña Blvd. He said they will not be allowed to return to the fire scene to rebuild their homes, as the area will undergo reblocking.According to a Cebu City News and Information report, Mayor Michael Rama said he wants the entire area at the back of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center reblocked, and he “does not want concerned departments to delay it.”Rama and city officials discussed plans to help the victims Monday night.Rushed homeThe mayor immediately went home when he heard the news about the fire, which took place near his house along B. Rodriguez St., allowing him to assess the situation on the ground.Antonio Isobal, 54, from Sitio Kalubihan, is seeking assistance from the City Government to rebuild his house. He said his family was able to save only a few articles of clothing.“We hope that there will be monetary assistance that will be given to us to help us start once again because our situation is really hard,” he said.Isobal’s mother-in-law Alicia Jayoma, 64, a stroke survivor, is hoping to get a folding bed where she can rest, as she is currently confined to a wheelchair.AssistancePortia Basmayor, head of the City’s Department of Social Welfare Services, said they have evacuated all the victims to the school and will provide them with three meals a day for the first three days.She said they will distribute disaster kits containing a banig or woven mat, a pail and hygiene kits. Each affected individual will receive five kilograms of rice and canned goods.She said families are entitled to cash assistance and housing materials, or 10 galvanized iron sheets and 10 pieces of plywood, from the City Government.Owners of destroyed or damaged houses will receive P20,000; sharers and renters will receive P10,000; absentee owners or house owners who do not live in the area will receive P5,000.Based on the initial data, the fire destroyed 89 houses and damaged five. Among the victims were 62 renters, 37 sharers and 39 lodgers.Basmayor said the City Health Department is on standby to respond to any health concerns.Meanwhile, Wenceslao said that they are maximizing the use of the available electric fans inside the classrooms to help the evacuees cool down admit the heat.Fire incidentAccording to the fire authority’s report, the fire started at 3:57 p.m. It was raised to first alarm at 3:59 p.m., second alarm at 4:16 p.m. and third alarm at 4:23 p.m. It was declared under control by 5:01 p.m.The CCFS declared the situation under control at 8:22 p.m., and declared fire out at 10:16 p.m.Three individuals were injured, including two women aged 22 and 26 who had difficulty breathing, and a 46-year-old man who had a laceration on his left middle finger.The fire authority has yet to come up with a final report, but it is looking at an electrical problem involving a defective air-conditioner as the cause of the fire.Firefighters had a hard time getting to the scene because of the narrow roads, which is why it took seven hours to put out the fire.

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BARANGAY Sambag 2 in Cebu City declared a state of calamity following the seven-hour fire that engulfed Sitios Kalubihan, Riverside and Brupa on Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024.The fire ravaged the vicinity of the Tuberculosis Pavilion, affecting 94 houses and displacing 669 residents, leaving them homeless.Authorities pegged the damage at P7,500,000.Barangay Captain Keith Noel Wenceslao confirmed the situation in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Tuesday morning, April 9.The number of affected residents surpassed initial estimates released by the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) shortly after the incident.“The numbers could actually go up further since we are validating more reports for the aid distribution to the victims,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Wenceslao said they met with the barangay council in the afternoon to place the barangay under a state of calamity, so they could access emergency funds and resources to assist residents with their recovery and help rehabilitation efforts.Victims’ pleaWenceslao said all affected residents, or 231 families, are currently housed at the City Central National High School along Osmeña Blvd. He said they will not be allowed to return to the fire scene to rebuild their homes, as the area will undergo reblocking.According to a Cebu City News and Information report, Mayor Michael Rama said he wants the entire area at the back of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center reblocked, and he “does not want concerned departments to delay it.”Rama and city officials discussed plans to help the victims Monday night.Rushed homeThe mayor immediately went home when he heard the news about the fire, which took place near his house along B. Rodriguez St., allowing him to assess the situation on the ground.Antonio Isobal, 54, from Sitio Kalubihan, is seeking assistance from the City Government to rebuild his house. He said his family was able to save only a few articles of clothing.“We hope that there will be monetary assistance that will be given to us to help us start once again because our situation is really hard,” he said.Isobal’s mother-in-law Alicia Jayoma, 64, a stroke survivor, is hoping to get a folding bed where she can rest, as she is currently confined to a wheelchair.AssistancePortia Basmayor, head of the City’s Department of Social Welfare Services, said they have evacuated all the victims to the school and will provide them with three meals a day for the first three days.She said they will distribute disaster kits containing a banig or woven mat, a pail and hygiene kits. Each affected individual will receive five kilograms of rice and canned goods.She said families are entitled to cash assistance and housing materials, or 10 galvanized iron sheets and 10 pieces of plywood, from the City Government.Owners of destroyed or damaged houses will receive P20,000; sharers and renters will receive P10,000; absentee owners or house owners who do not live in the area will receive P5,000.Based on the initial data, the fire destroyed 89 houses and damaged five. Among the victims were 62 renters, 37 sharers and 39 lodgers.Basmayor said the City Health Department is on standby to respond to any health concerns.Meanwhile, Wenceslao said that they are maximizing the use of the available electric fans inside the classrooms to help the evacuees cool down admit the heat.Fire incidentAccording to the fire authority’s report, the fire started at 3:57 p.m. It was raised to first alarm at 3:59 p.m., second alarm at 4:16 p.m. and third alarm at 4:23 p.m. It was declared under control by 5:01 p.m.The CCFS declared the situation under control at 8:22 p.m., and declared fire out at 10:16 p.m.Three individuals were injured, including two women aged 22 and 26 who had difficulty breathing, and a 46-year-old man who had a laceration on his left middle finger.The fire authority has yet to come up with a final report, but it is looking at an electrical problem involving a defective air-conditioner as the cause of the fire.Firefighters had a hard time getting to the scene because of the narrow roads, which is why it took seven hours to put out the fire., check the following table to see what categories most online casinos in the Philippines fit in.

NOT only has the farm production in Cebu City’s mountain barangays dropped, some farmers have been forced to stop planting as El Niño continues to dry up water sources.That was the situation described by some barangay officials and farmer association leaders.The City Council placed 28 barangays under a state of calamity due to the ongoing extreme weather condition during its session on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.These included Barangays Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Mabini, Malubog, Agsungot, Guba, Lusaran, Adlaon, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Toong, Buhisan, Pung-ol Sibugay, Babag, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Sinsin, Kalunasan, Buot, Tagbao, Busay and Tabunan, according to City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon in an earlier interview.Alliance of Cebu City Farmers Association president Casimero Pilones said some members decided not to cultivate their farms because of the lack of water.“Gamay na lang ang farmers nga naa karoy tanom kay wala nay ikabubo (There are only a few farmers left who still have crops because there is no more water to irrigate them),” said Pilones in a text message to SunStar Cebu on Sunday, March 31.In the last week of February, the weather bureau Pagasa declared Cebu under a dry spell. A month later, Pagasa announced that Cebu was undergoing drought.Malubog Barangay Captain Dennis Dabuco said farmers in his barangay chose to save their remaining seeds and wait for the rainy season.Pagasa announced on March 7 that the El Niño Southern Oscillation may return to neutral conditions during the second quarter of the year or from April to June.Pagasa also said it is monitoring an increasing probability of La Niña to develop from June to August.Dabuco said the farmers’ major concern is the lack of water.Cambinocot Barangay Captain Reynaldo Lauron said several farmers in his barangay have also stopped farming since they have been losing income.Cambinocot has one of the largest farm lands in the city.Lauron, however, was not able to provide the number of farmers who temporarily stopped farming.Pilones said farm production has dropped around 80 percent since February.He said farmers used to harvest 1,000 kilos of eggplants before El Niño, but now they can barely harvest 200 kilos.Lauron said the same is being experienced in their barangay.“Wala na nakatubo ang mga tanom ug ang kasagaran nangamatay (the crops no longer grow and most of them have died),” he said.Cebu City Farmer Federation president Elecio Cantano, in a separate interview on Sunday, said members of their group have no choice but to continue growing crops despite the extreme weather condition.Cantano’s group is composed of farmers from Adlaon. Barangay Adlaon has the most number of farmers registered in the City Agriculture Department with close to 1,000 farmers.Although their produce has declined, the farmers have shifted to planting heat-resistant crops like okra, corn and cauliflower.Lauron said the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has deployed a mobile siphon tank (MST) in their barangay to get clean water from the river.In Malubog, Dabuco said they are coordinating with the MCWD for the distribution of water in the barangay.The declaration of the state of calamity means barangays can now use their quick response fund, said City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Harold Alcontin in a previous interview.This also means the City can use its local disaster risk reduction and management fund (LDRRMF) to address the problem.However, the council deferred the approval of the annual investment plan for the LDRRMF amounting to P96.94 million, saying there is a need to discuss the budget further.Of the P96.94 million requested by the executive department, P80 million is intended for agriculture expenditures like purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, supplies, tools and equipment, and the conduct of an information campaign. Lauron, for his part, said they have to rely on the City Government for assistance since they don’t have funds to help farmers.On Tuesday, March 26, state meteorologist Jhomer Eclarino of the weather bureau Pagasa warned the public that the heat index in Cebu in the coming months may reach the “dangerous” 51 degrees Celsius level.A heat index that ranges from 42 to 51 degrees Celsius is dangerous because it can cause heat cramps and exhaustion, while prolonged exposure may even lead to a heat stroke, he said. The heat index or “feels-like” temperature combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot the weather feels to the human body.Eclarino attributed the rise in the heat index to the drought caused by the El Niño as well as the ongoing dry hot summer.“We declared officially the start of warm, dry season or what we call ‘tag-init (summer) sa Pilipinas.’ At the same time we are also monitoring the ongoing El Niño phenomenon... thus, we can feel more the intense heat,” he said.Pagasa declared the end of the northeast monsoon, also known as amihan, last March 22, signaling the beginning of the summer season.The Philippines experiences only two seasons: dry and wet. Despite the absence of a specific summer season, Filipinos commonly refer to the dry season as such.He said that based on historical data, Cebu always experiences the highest temperatures in May. Eclarino said that on May 31, 2010, which was also during an El Niño, the province recorded its highest surface temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a heat index of 49 degrees Celsius.He said Cebu and nine other provinces in the Visayas are currently experiencing a drought. The other provinces are Antique, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Samar. Although El Niño has transitioned from a strong and mature state to a moderate one, he said its effects will still be felt in the next two months.He said drought is classified as an extended dry condition, either with five consecutive months of below-normal rainfall or three months of significantly below-normal rainfall.Pagasa previously defined below-normal rainfall as 20 to 60 percent less than the usual amount, while way-below-normal rainfall indicates more than a 60 percent decrease from the norm.Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health 7, advised the public to observe safety measures amid the intensive heat.She urged the public to avoid going outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wear sunscreen when going outside and always hydrate with water.Eclarino also forecast calm weather for the Visayas region from the last week of March through the first week of April.He said they don’t expect any typhoon or low-pressure area to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility during this period.“That is good news that we are typhoon-free or tropical cyclone-free in the (next) two weeks,” he said. / JJL, KJF Who is the Favourite to win the Champions League? . 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BARANGAY Sambag 2 in Cebu City declared a state of calamity following the seven-hour fire that engulfed Sitios Kalubihan, Riverside and Brupa on Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024.The fire ravaged the vicinity of the Tuberculosis Pavilion, affecting 94 houses and displacing 669 residents, leaving them homeless.Authorities pegged the damage at P7,500,000.Barangay Captain Keith Noel Wenceslao confirmed the situation in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Tuesday morning, April 9.The number of affected residents surpassed initial estimates released by the Cebu City Fire Station (CCFS) shortly after the incident.“The numbers could actually go up further since we are validating more reports for the aid distribution to the victims,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Wenceslao said they met with the barangay council in the afternoon to place the barangay under a state of calamity, so they could access emergency funds and resources to assist residents with their recovery and help rehabilitation efforts.Victims’ pleaWenceslao said all affected residents, or 231 families, are currently housed at the City Central National High School along Osmeña Blvd. He said they will not be allowed to return to the fire scene to rebuild their homes, as the area will undergo reblocking.According to a Cebu City News and Information report, Mayor Michael Rama said he wants the entire area at the back of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center reblocked, and he “does not want concerned departments to delay it.”Rama and city officials discussed plans to help the victims Monday night.Rushed homeThe mayor immediately went home when he heard the news about the fire, which took place near his house along B. Rodriguez St., allowing him to assess the situation on the ground.Antonio Isobal, 54, from Sitio Kalubihan, is seeking assistance from the City Government to rebuild his house. He said his family was able to save only a few articles of clothing.“We hope that there will be monetary assistance that will be given to us to help us start once again because our situation is really hard,” he said.Isobal’s mother-in-law Alicia Jayoma, 64, a stroke survivor, is hoping to get a folding bed where she can rest, as she is currently confined to a wheelchair.AssistancePortia Basmayor, head of the City’s Department of Social Welfare Services, said they have evacuated all the victims to the school and will provide them with three meals a day for the first three days.She said they will distribute disaster kits containing a banig or woven mat, a pail and hygiene kits. Each affected individual will receive five kilograms of rice and canned goods.She said families are entitled to cash assistance and housing materials, or 10 galvanized iron sheets and 10 pieces of plywood, from the City Government.Owners of destroyed or damaged houses will receive P20,000; sharers and renters will receive P10,000; absentee owners or house owners who do not live in the area will receive P5,000.Based on the initial data, the fire destroyed 89 houses and damaged five. Among the victims were 62 renters, 37 sharers and 39 lodgers.Basmayor said the City Health Department is on standby to respond to any health concerns.Meanwhile, Wenceslao said that they are maximizing the use of the available electric fans inside the classrooms to help the evacuees cool down admit the heat.Fire incidentAccording to the fire authority’s report, the fire started at 3:57 p.m. It was raised to first alarm at 3:59 p.m., second alarm at 4:16 p.m. and third alarm at 4:23 p.m. It was declared under control by 5:01 p.m.The CCFS declared the situation under control at 8:22 p.m., and declared fire out at 10:16 p.m.Three individuals were injured, including two women aged 22 and 26 who had difficulty breathing, and a 46-year-old man who had a laceration on his left middle finger.The fire authority has yet to come up with a final report, but it is looking at an electrical problem involving a defective air-conditioner as the cause of the fire.Firefighters had a hard time getting to the scene because of the narrow roads, which is why it took seven hours to put out the fire. What is the safest betting strategy? . It’s always a good idea to take your time and make sure you’ve found the best online casino in the Philippines on the online gambling market that can give you what you want.

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NOT only has the farm production in Cebu City’s mountain barangays dropped, some farmers have been forced to stop planting as El Niño continues to dry up water sources.That was the situation described by some barangay officials and farmer association leaders.The City Council placed 28 barangays under a state of calamity due to the ongoing extreme weather condition during its session on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.These included Barangays Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Mabini, Malubog, Agsungot, Guba, Lusaran, Adlaon, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Toong, Buhisan, Pung-ol Sibugay, Babag, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Sinsin, Kalunasan, Buot, Tagbao, Busay and Tabunan, according to City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon in an earlier interview.Alliance of Cebu City Farmers Association president Casimero Pilones said some members decided not to cultivate their farms because of the lack of water.“Gamay na lang ang farmers nga naa karoy tanom kay wala nay ikabubo (There are only a few farmers left who still have crops because there is no more water to irrigate them),” said Pilones in a text message to SunStar Cebu on Sunday, March 31.In the last week of February, the weather bureau Pagasa declared Cebu under a dry spell. A month later, Pagasa announced that Cebu was undergoing drought.Malubog Barangay Captain Dennis Dabuco said farmers in his barangay chose to save their remaining seeds and wait for the rainy season.Pagasa announced on March 7 that the El Niño Southern Oscillation may return to neutral conditions during the second quarter of the year or from April to June.Pagasa also said it is monitoring an increasing probability of La Niña to develop from June to August.Dabuco said the farmers’ major concern is the lack of water.Cambinocot Barangay Captain Reynaldo Lauron said several farmers in his barangay have also stopped farming since they have been losing income.Cambinocot has one of the largest farm lands in the city.Lauron, however, was not able to provide the number of farmers who temporarily stopped farming.Pilones said farm production has dropped around 80 percent since February.He said farmers used to harvest 1,000 kilos of eggplants before El Niño, but now they can barely harvest 200 kilos.Lauron said the same is being experienced in their barangay.“Wala na nakatubo ang mga tanom ug ang kasagaran nangamatay (the crops no longer grow and most of them have died),” he said.Cebu City Farmer Federation president Elecio Cantano, in a separate interview on Sunday, said members of their group have no choice but to continue growing crops despite the extreme weather condition.Cantano’s group is composed of farmers from Adlaon. Barangay Adlaon has the most number of farmers registered in the City Agriculture Department with close to 1,000 farmers.Although their produce has declined, the farmers have shifted to planting heat-resistant crops like okra, corn and cauliflower.Lauron said the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has deployed a mobile siphon tank (MST) in their barangay to get clean water from the river.In Malubog, Dabuco said they are coordinating with the MCWD for the distribution of water in the barangay.The declaration of the state of calamity means barangays can now use their quick response fund, said City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Harold Alcontin in a previous interview.This also means the City can use its local disaster risk reduction and management fund (LDRRMF) to address the problem.However, the council deferred the approval of the annual investment plan for the LDRRMF amounting to P96.94 million, saying there is a need to discuss the budget further.Of the P96.94 million requested by the executive department, P80 million is intended for agriculture expenditures like purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, supplies, tools and equipment, and the conduct of an information campaign. Lauron, for his part, said they have to rely on the City Government for assistance since they don’t have funds to help farmers.On Tuesday, March 26, state meteorologist Jhomer Eclarino of the weather bureau Pagasa warned the public that the heat index in Cebu in the coming months may reach the “dangerous” 51 degrees Celsius level.A heat index that ranges from 42 to 51 degrees Celsius is dangerous because it can cause heat cramps and exhaustion, while prolonged exposure may even lead to a heat stroke, he said. The heat index or “feels-like” temperature combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot the weather feels to the human body.Eclarino attributed the rise in the heat index to the drought caused by the El Niño as well as the ongoing dry hot summer.“We declared officially the start of warm, dry season or what we call ‘tag-init (summer) sa Pilipinas.’ At the same time we are also monitoring the ongoing El Niño phenomenon... thus, we can feel more the intense heat,” he said.Pagasa declared the end of the northeast monsoon, also known as amihan, last March 22, signaling the beginning of the summer season.The Philippines experiences only two seasons: dry and wet. Despite the absence of a specific summer season, Filipinos commonly refer to the dry season as such.He said that based on historical data, Cebu always experiences the highest temperatures in May. Eclarino said that on May 31, 2010, which was also during an El Niño, the province recorded its highest surface temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a heat index of 49 degrees Celsius.He said Cebu and nine other provinces in the Visayas are currently experiencing a drought. The other provinces are Antique, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Samar. Although El Niño has transitioned from a strong and mature state to a moderate one, he said its effects will still be felt in the next two months.He said drought is classified as an extended dry condition, either with five consecutive months of below-normal rainfall or three months of significantly below-normal rainfall.Pagasa previously defined below-normal rainfall as 20 to 60 percent less than the usual amount, while way-below-normal rainfall indicates more than a 60 percent decrease from the norm.Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health 7, advised the public to observe safety measures amid the intensive heat.She urged the public to avoid going outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wear sunscreen when going outside and always hydrate with water.Eclarino also forecast calm weather for the Visayas region from the last week of March through the first week of April.He said they don’t expect any typhoon or low-pressure area to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility during this period.“That is good news that we are typhoon-free or tropical cyclone-free in the (next) two weeks,” he said. / JJL, KJF licensed online casinos THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) will maintain the status quo with regard to its board of directors (BOD).In a letter addressed to Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Jose Moises Salonga dated Monday, March 18, 2024, MCWD general manager Edgar Donoso said they had asked for an opinion from the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment last Friday of an interim board to take over the policy-making body of the MCWD for the next six months.Pending the OGCC’s response, Donoso said they would recognize the board led by chairman Jose Daluz III to ensure a “continuous and unhampered delivery of public service.”“In view of this, and for the time being, we therefore cannot yet acknowledge LWUA’s authority on this intervention/takeover and appointment of an interim board of directors,” Donoso’s letter to Salonga read.Signing the letter to show their “conformity” were the presidents of the Association of MCWD Managers, Christine Caballes; MCWD Supervisors Association, Joseph Caballes; MCWD Employees Union, Samuel Suson; and Non-Regular Manpower Resources Association, Daniel Lim.Last Friday, however, Daluz said he would abide by LWUA’s takeover order.In a statement released on Monday, Donoso also assured all consumers and stakeholders that despite the circumstances, MCWD operations would continue as usual. “There will be no disruptions in the delivery of water services to our community. We are fully committed to prioritizing the needs of our consumers, and our efforts to mitigate the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon will persist,” he said.SurprisedMeanwhile, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he was surprised by LWUA’s latest action and insisted on his own appointees remaining in their positions.“Their (LWUA) coming in, that’s not the way I want it. I’ll have a meeting with my MCWD on Saturday evening, and they’ll know what they ought to do. So I wish when I come back things are already (coming) and there is no such thing as supremacy,” Rama said on Monday.The mayor refused to comment on whether LWUA’s intervention would affect his appointed board.Rama reiterated that he has the authority to appoint the members of the MCWD board.“My MCWD appointment should stay,” he said.Last Oct. 31, Mayor Rama appointed Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos to replace Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno.Existing board members Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita supported Rama’s appointment of the three new members.The mayor said City Hall was tired of waiting for LWUA to act on their request to issue a “certificate of no objection” to the termination of Daluz, Pato and Seno’s services last August.TakeoverLWUA implemented the takeover of the MCWD board last March 15, for a period of six months. In a letter addressed to Daluz and Donoso, Salonga announced the partial intervention of LWUA, which he said was authorized by Resolution 35, s. 2023 duly approved by the LWUA Board of Trustees in accordance with Presidential Decree 198, as amended. In line with this, Salonga announced the installation of LWUA officers Maria Rosan Perez, Noel Samonte and Anabelle Gravador to the interim board of MCWD, with LWUA deputy administrator Eileen dela Vega overseeing Friday’s installation.In a phone interview last Friday, Daluz confirmed the implementation of the takeover, saying the five board members—Daluz, Pato and Seno appointed by the late mayor Edgardo Labella, and Rama’s two appointees Ortiz and Bonachita would abide by LWUA’s decision.“We will abide by the order of the LWUA. I think that is for the best interest of the MCWD,” Daluz said.Daluz said the intervention also applied to Rama’s appointed board. / AML

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NOT only has the farm production in Cebu City’s mountain barangays dropped, some farmers have been forced to stop planting as El Niño continues to dry up water sources.That was the situation described by some barangay officials and farmer association leaders.The City Council placed 28 barangays under a state of calamity due to the ongoing extreme weather condition during its session on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.These included Barangays Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Mabini, Malubog, Agsungot, Guba, Lusaran, Adlaon, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Toong, Buhisan, Pung-ol Sibugay, Babag, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Sinsin, Kalunasan, Buot, Tagbao, Busay and Tabunan, according to City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon in an earlier interview.Alliance of Cebu City Farmers Association president Casimero Pilones said some members decided not to cultivate their farms because of the lack of water.“Gamay na lang ang farmers nga naa karoy tanom kay wala nay ikabubo (There are only a few farmers left who still have crops because there is no more water to irrigate them),” said Pilones in a text message to SunStar Cebu on Sunday, March 31.In the last week of February, the weather bureau Pagasa declared Cebu under a dry spell. A month later, Pagasa announced that Cebu was undergoing drought.Malubog Barangay Captain Dennis Dabuco said farmers in his barangay chose to save their remaining seeds and wait for the rainy season.Pagasa announced on March 7 that the El Niño Southern Oscillation may return to neutral conditions during the second quarter of the year or from April to June.Pagasa also said it is monitoring an increasing probability of La Niña to develop from June to August.Dabuco said the farmers’ major concern is the lack of water.Cambinocot Barangay Captain Reynaldo Lauron said several farmers in his barangay have also stopped farming since they have been losing income.Cambinocot has one of the largest farm lands in the city.Lauron, however, was not able to provide the number of farmers who temporarily stopped farming.Pilones said farm production has dropped around 80 percent since February.He said farmers used to harvest 1,000 kilos of eggplants before El Niño, but now they can barely harvest 200 kilos.Lauron said the same is being experienced in their barangay.“Wala na nakatubo ang mga tanom ug ang kasagaran nangamatay (the crops no longer grow and most of them have died),” he said.Cebu City Farmer Federation president Elecio Cantano, in a separate interview on Sunday, said members of their group have no choice but to continue growing crops despite the extreme weather condition.Cantano’s group is composed of farmers from Adlaon. Barangay Adlaon has the most number of farmers registered in the City Agriculture Department with close to 1,000 farmers.Although their produce has declined, the farmers have shifted to planting heat-resistant crops like okra, corn and cauliflower.Lauron said the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has deployed a mobile siphon tank (MST) in their barangay to get clean water from the river.In Malubog, Dabuco said they are coordinating with the MCWD for the distribution of water in the barangay.The declaration of the state of calamity means barangays can now use their quick response fund, said City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Harold Alcontin in a previous interview.This also means the City can use its local disaster risk reduction and management fund (LDRRMF) to address the problem.However, the council deferred the approval of the annual investment plan for the LDRRMF amounting to P96.94 million, saying there is a need to discuss the budget further.Of the P96.94 million requested by the executive department, P80 million is intended for agriculture expenditures like purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, supplies, tools and equipment, and the conduct of an information campaign. Lauron, for his part, said they have to rely on the City Government for assistance since they don’t have funds to help farmers.On Tuesday, March 26, state meteorologist Jhomer Eclarino of the weather bureau Pagasa warned the public that the heat index in Cebu in the coming months may reach the “dangerous” 51 degrees Celsius level.A heat index that ranges from 42 to 51 degrees Celsius is dangerous because it can cause heat cramps and exhaustion, while prolonged exposure may even lead to a heat stroke, he said. The heat index or “feels-like” temperature combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot the weather feels to the human body.Eclarino attributed the rise in the heat index to the drought caused by the El Niño as well as the ongoing dry hot summer.“We declared officially the start of warm, dry season or what we call ‘tag-init (summer) sa Pilipinas.’ At the same time we are also monitoring the ongoing El Niño phenomenon... thus, we can feel more the intense heat,” he said.Pagasa declared the end of the northeast monsoon, also known as amihan, last March 22, signaling the beginning of the summer season.The Philippines experiences only two seasons: dry and wet. Despite the absence of a specific summer season, Filipinos commonly refer to the dry season as such.He said that based on historical data, Cebu always experiences the highest temperatures in May. Eclarino said that on May 31, 2010, which was also during an El Niño, the province recorded its highest surface temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a heat index of 49 degrees Celsius.He said Cebu and nine other provinces in the Visayas are currently experiencing a drought. The other provinces are Antique, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Samar. Although El Niño has transitioned from a strong and mature state to a moderate one, he said its effects will still be felt in the next two months.He said drought is classified as an extended dry condition, either with five consecutive months of below-normal rainfall or three months of significantly below-normal rainfall.Pagasa previously defined below-normal rainfall as 20 to 60 percent less than the usual amount, while way-below-normal rainfall indicates more than a 60 percent decrease from the norm.Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health 7, advised the public to observe safety measures amid the intensive heat.She urged the public to avoid going outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wear sunscreen when going outside and always hydrate with water.Eclarino also forecast calm weather for the Visayas region from the last week of March through the first week of April.He said they don’t expect any typhoon or low-pressure area to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility during this period.“That is good news that we are typhoon-free or tropical cyclone-free in the (next) two weeks,” he said. / JJL, KJF Who is the Favourite to win the Champions League?

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1 Which is the best online casino in the Philippines?

The recommended picks include a carefully selected and researched list of fantastic venues. All best Filipino casinos host a slew of great games from various providers and each one stands out with Who is the Favourite to win the Champions League? . Besides, the PH online casinos are safe, regulated, and trustworthy, above all else.

2 Are PH online casinos legal?

Yes, Filipinos should know PH online casinos are legal if hosted by offshore operators. We recommend you stick to What is the safest betting strategy? , as these are legally operating in the country and therefore hold a little risk of being shut down. Avoid shady businesses without official stamps of approval and regular auditing checks.

3 Which are the safest online casinos in the Philippines?

If you stick to licensed and regulated operators, you will be in the hands of safe Filipino casino sites. Those have the latest security and encryption technologies in place to protect their users. Gambling can be addictive, so stay safe from its dangers by setting and sticking to a budget. Top 5 Casino in the Philippines .

4 Which is the best online casino in the Philippines for slots?

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5 Which PH online casinos have the best payouts?

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6 What online casinos in the Philippines offer fast withdrawals?

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7 Which casino online in the Philippines has the best bonus offer?

Promotions are an integral part of every operator's arsenal to attract and maintain interest. The best Filipino casino site bonuses come in various forms and terms, and which is the most suitable depends on PH players' personal strategies and expectations. Usually, the recommended ones .

8 Which online casino in the Philippines offers the most games?

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9 Do all online casinos in the Philippines take PayPal?

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10 Do all PH online casinos offer secure deposits and withdrawals?

Similarly to the land-based casinos in the Philippines, the licensed digital gambling platforms also ensure that all monetary transactions coming in and out of players' accounts are extremely secured. This is ensured by the TALA888 apk Cebuano that back up and protect each deposit and withdrawal.

Conclusion – Find Trusted Online Casino Sites for Filipino Players

There are a lot of safe and reputable online casinos for players from the Philippines to enjoy, though sorting through them can be time-consuming. To make the task simple, our experts put together a list of the certified online casinos in the Philippines that have been tested and proven to offer satisfactory experiences. Here, you can take advantage of What is the safest betting strategy? and plentiful payment options in a completely legal setting.

We hope that, by now, you feel safe in the knowledge that there are trustable Filipino online casinos to choose from. Whether you choose to play at the sites featured here or go in search of operators on your own, remember that every .

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