18 lugar sa bansa na isinailalim sa state of calamity, posibleng madagdagan | 24 Oras - video Dailymotion

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Posibleng madagdagan pa ang mga lugar na nasa ilalim ng state of calamity dahil sa epekto ng El Nino. Nagbabalak na rin kasing magdeklara niyan ang apat na bayan sa Iloilo.   24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras.  #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00 It is possible that more places will be added under the State of Calamity due to the effect of El Niño.

00:07 The four towns in Iloilo are planning to declare it.

00:12 Tina Panganibang Perez has the news.

00:15 2.63 billion pesos.

00:20 That's how big the El Niño's impact on the country's agriculture

00:24 based on the latest data from the Department of Agriculture.

00:27 Almost 20 places in the country have declared a State of Calamity.

00:32 According to the spokesperson of the Task Force El Niño,

00:35 the places that declared a State of Calamity due to El Niño are spread out in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

00:42 The most are in Luzon, where the under drought conditions were observed in many places.

00:50 There are criteria for declaring a State of Calamity in some LGUs.

00:55 15% of the population should be affected,

00:58 30% of the population should be affected,

01:02 and there should be structures or vital installations that should be affected.

01:06 Currently, there are four towns in Iloilo that are planning to declare a State of Calamity.

01:12 Surala South, Cotabato is also doing the same

01:15 because the Pinsala will reach more than 71 million pesos

01:19 for their crops like rice, corn, cocoa and coffee.

01:24 The Pinsala for rice due to El Niño has reached more than 1.7 billion pesos

01:30 according to the Department of Agriculture.

01:32 The Philippine Rice Research Institute of Hill Rice is continuing its study and experiments

01:39 to identify varieties of rice that are found in different situations in different places in the country.

01:46 There are varieties that live in places that have no water

01:50 while there are also crops in wetlands.

01:53 We have good water and our soil is highly fertile.

02:02 So that's where we focus our hybrid rice technology.

02:07 Meanwhile, in less favorable environments,

02:10 where we are looking at our strategy for our inbred seeds or certified seeds.

02:23 To speed up the harvest and to save the farmers,

02:29 they can use machinery and equipment.

02:32 One of the innovative ways of harvesting is using drones.

02:38 According to the Hill Rice researchers,

02:40 this is used to sow seeds and fertilizers in the crops.

02:51 Hill Rice is hoping to reach the target of rice efficiency

02:56 after it was first harvested with more than 20 million metric tons of rice in 2023.

03:04 This is equivalent to more than 13 million tons of rice.

03:08 For each ton, there is 1,000 kilos.

03:12 For GMA Integrated News, Tina Panganiban Perez,

03:16 Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

03:19 [Music]

18 lugar sa bansa na isinailalim sa state of calamity, posibleng madagdagan | 24 Oras

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