MANILA, PHILIPPINES - TO AVERT FOOD PRODUCTION CRISIS RESULTING FROM THE EL NIÑO WEATHER PHENOMENON, SEN. LOREN LEGARDA HAS FILED A SENATE RESOLUTION FOR AN URGENT INQUIRY INTO THE POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT TO COUNTER EL NIÑO AND ENSURE FOOD SECURITY.
Legarda, chairperson of the Senate committee on food and agriculture, filed the resolution as the weather bureau has announced that the El Niño phenomenon or prolonged drought has already hit the Philippines and may last for six months until May.
The Department of Agriculture has also warned that the prolonged drought would drastically cut down the production of local crops, like rice, corn, sugar cane, vegetables and other agricultural products.
Officials say three provinces in the central region have started to feel the effects of El Nino by having below normal rainfall. The provinces of Capiz, Aklan and Guimaras in central Philippines have had below normal rainfall since August and have already started experiencing drought.
1540, Legarda asked the In her Resolution Senate to direct the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Climate Change to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the government’s policies and programs to address the effects of El Niño.
The purpose of the inquiry is to recommend policies and programs to institute “robust adaptation strategies to enhance food security and alleviate rural poverty,” Legarda said.
She said climate change, which includes the El Niño phenomenon, presents severe problems for a country that is highly reliant on agriculture for livelihood and sustenance.
Disastrous
“Changes in temperature, rainfall and sea level would be disastrous to the agricultural sector. Crop yield potential is estimated to decline by 19 percent in Asia toward the end of the century and rice yield in the Philippines would decline by 75 percent,” Legarda said in the resolution.
Legarda noted that the Philippines is periodically affected by the El Niño phenomenon that induces prolong wet and dry seasons, leading to a dramatic drop in agricultural production. From 1990 to 2003, the damage due to El Niño-related drought was estimated to be more than $370 million. This included a decrease in fisheries yield.
She said that the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has warned of a long drought in 2010 due to El Niño. Hence, policies on climate adaptation “are crucial and urgent.”
hanggang maaga pa agapan na ntin agad ang problemang ito pra d tao mciadomng mhirapn katulad ng langgam na habang malayo pa bagyo ngimpok na agad kya nung dumtng angbgyo meron xang sapat na pgkain hindi katuld ng tipklong na binalewla lng ang mga babala kya nga ng dumating ang tgaulan eh wala xa nakain sana gwin nting moral lesson yung story na to. Tayo ung langgama ta El nino nmn ung bagyong darting
ReplyDeletemapakadming epekto ng elnino lalo n sa bnsa natin an ang staple fud is rice at ang main source of living is agriculture kya nga dapt tlgang kumilos na tyo buti n lng at naiicip agd ni sen. loren legarda ung mga isyung gnito khit bc xa sa kmpanya ngtatrabho pdin xang mbuti pra sa taong bayan yan ang tunay na lingkod loren!!! Keep it up sana po wag kayong mgabago seantor Mmmmmmmmmmmmmwwwwwwwaaaaaaaahhhhh
ReplyDeleteAng mga Pinoy wala silang pakialam sa nangyayari sa ngayon sa kalikasan e. Hindi nila napapansin ung longterm na pwedeng mangyari. Ung long term suffering ng land naten, ng food supply naten, ng panahon naten.. sa tingen ko tama ang move na ginagawa ng senadora na nireremind nya tayong lahat na may mga posibleng disaster na mangyari dahil sa kapabyaan naten at sa nagpapalit na panahon.
ReplyDeleteAkala siguro ng mga pinoy chika lang ang climate change pero hindi. in time tayo din maapektuhan at tau din iiyak. sana hindi na late para maayos lahat/sana mas maging aware pa ang mga pilipino kung ano ang epekto nito sa atin at sa kalikasan, kabuhayan at sa maraming bagay. ipagpatuloy pa sana ni sen loren yung lahat ng naiisip nyang paraan para maisalba ang ating nansa, ang ating planeta sa patuloy na pagkawasak at pagkawala ng populasyon ng Pilipinas. Nakakalungkot isipin na hindi na naten iniicip ngaun ang kapakanan ng kalikasan sa buhay naten, na konektado tau sa kagandahan ng lahat, mga puno animals at kahit ung sa mga pinakamaliit na insekto.
ReplyDeletebaka dumating ang araw na wala na taung makain. nakakatakot malaman na darating ang panahon ng tag-gutom dhil sa kapabayaan nateng lahat..kasi ngayon hbang nakikita naten na ayos pa ang lahat wala taung paki sa pagtapon ng bsura, pagkain etc..i hope na ipagpatuloy lang ni sen loren ung pagreremind sa atin na wag pabayaan ang kalikasan.
ReplyDeleteyeah that's true. it's scary. pero ndi nmn din ntin dapt lht isisi sa gov. un. dpt din ntin sisihin ang ibang tao na walang care sa waste ng water's kaya may pagkakaisa eh dpt taung magtulungan . let's just thanks sen. loren kasi gmwa xa ng way upang maging isa sa priority ang waste ng natural environment natin. upang maispire din tau and ma motivate n sa pag tipid ng pag gamit ng tubig at iba at higit sa laht ang pagcampaign niya to love plant trees is also important to us. upang maiwasan n ntin ang disaster like ung nagyari sa ondoy
ReplyDeleteYup thats true and we should be ready always people in the philippines, We know the effect of this calamity if it comes, so much better that though its not yet there were prepared enough and find ways if there is to counterpart and give solution as soon as possible.
ReplyDeletePAra pod dili ta kaayo maapektohan kailangan nato magtipid sa mga pagkaon dili mag usik-usik kung naay daghan nga moabot. kay wa ta kahibaw kung unsay mahitabo pagka ugma. maayo gane ge anunsyo dayon ni nga umaabot nga kalamidad para kahibaw na ang mga tawo ug unsa mahitabo mag ampo lang ta na dili madayon.
ReplyDeleteui coreine your bisaya were they same ..thats exact talaga so that we will not suffered we should be ready always coz at this time we should expect the unexpected, we dont know wat happen next..
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ReplyDeleteJESUS is a friend who is close beside us anytime we're feeling lost His light will surely guide us and anywhere we go. His love will always reach us. We know that senator Loren will win coz G od will provide..