00:00 The provinces affected by El Niño were reduced in the hope,
00:05 but the Pinsalas Agriculture should not give up,
00:08 especially since Pinsalas Agriculture is already worth millions of pesos
00:11 among the two most affected regions.
00:14 And Maris Umali got it right.
00:16 Even among the farmers who were supposed to get water,
00:23 almost none remained.
00:24 That's why it's more important for the farmers
00:27 to dry their vegetables in Ventara, Ilocos Norte.
00:31 The level of San Cristobal Dam in the town of Sarat
00:35 in both provinces has also dropped,
00:37 which is now in charge of the municipality
00:38 and especially the production of tobacco.
00:42 In Dampa, the water supply is increasing.
00:44 But El Niño's Pinsalas is the most affected
00:47 among the plants in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula,
00:51 which is worth 150 million pesos.
00:53 For rice, it's 141.24 million.
01:02 And then for corn, that's 10.04 million.
01:07 So, only two regions are severely affected.
01:12 But as I said, the task force is doing all it can
01:19 to help the farmers affected by the situation.
01:23 The irrigation canals will be continuously built
01:26 to ensure a better water supply.
01:29 There are also grants being given to farmers
01:32 in the most affected regions,
01:34 especially Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula.
01:38 There's social protection and alternative means of livelihood
01:45 in the area.
01:47 Our approach to El Niño is, number one, intervention.
01:52 Number two, mitigation.
01:54 According to the task force,
01:57 only 41 provinces are affected by the situation.
01:59 El Niño is affected by the situation
02:01 from the previous 50 provinces.
02:03 14 provinces are experiencing drought.
02:06 Dry spell in 10 provinces
02:08 and dry conditions in 17 others.
02:11 For GMA Integrated News,
02:13 Maris Umali, for Tutok, 24 Hours.
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