The city government of Zamboanga in coordination with the Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) is ready to extract water from the bog lake in San Roque using the mobile filtration machine. City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Elmeir Apolinario told the press briefing yesterday that the machine arrived in the city last April 1 from continue reading : City govt to extract water from San Roque Bog Lake
The City Agriculturist Office reported yesterday that some 443 hectares of agricultural crops have been affected with an estimated cost of damage reaching P7.899 million. In her report to Mayor Beng Climaco, Acting City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said a total of 518 farmers from both Districts I and II have been affected by the drought continue reading : Damage to crops due to dry spell soars to P7.899M
Dr. Elmeir Apolinario, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO), narrated during the press briefing last Monday the pro-active and preemptive measures the city government through the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) has done to mitigate the effects of El Niño and/or drought. Dr. Apolinario stressed that as early as continue reading : Apolinario: LGU is proactive in mitigating ‘El Niño’ effects
