The Cebu City Disaster Relief and Risk Reduction Management Office has three water tankers on active rotation to some of the city's 28 mountain barangays.
CEBU, Philippines – From solar-powered water pumps to stockpiles of seeds, Cebu City’s Agriculture Department will tap its P200-million 2023 budget to prepare 12,000 farmers registered with it for El Niño.
“We expect this dry hot season from 33 to 35 degrees Celsius. So, slightly higher than for the past three years,” Quiblat said.On March 10, PAGASA declared the end of La Niña. On March 21, the government weather bureau officially declared the start of the dry, hot season. “We need to secure the ready flow of agricultural and other food products into our city as our way to anticipate the impact of El Niño and the other challenges we now face,” the mayor said.Baclayon said the local government would provide farmers with agriculture supplies, including seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation systems.
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