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Hot, dry Bohol province declares state of calamity

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Annie Perez

ABS-CBN News

<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><p style="margin-left:0px">CEBU CITY — Bohol is now under a state of calamity due to <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">El Niño, which has brought high temperatures and little rain.</span></p><p style="margin-left:0px">The recommendation to declare it was conducted in the Bohol Provincial Board in its regular session, led by Vice Governor Dionesio Balite, as authorities logged over P420 million in agricultural damage in the province.</p><p style="margin-left:0px">A state of calamity declaration gives a local government access to emergency funds and puts in place measures like price freezes on basic goods.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/21/agricultural-losses-due-to-el-ni-o-hits-p9-5-billion-says-da-1504">READ: Agricultural losses due to El Niño hits P9.5 billion, says DA</a></div><p>The declaration was prompted by a resolution from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council outlining the extent of the damage from the El Niño phenomenon.</p><p>“We agreed on the importance of finding most appropriate mitigation interventions to address and respond to the effects of this dry spell and El Niño particularly on the agriculture sector and to the Boholano community in general,” said Bohol PDRRMC Chief Anthony Damalerio.</p><p>The National Irrigation Administration also reported that water in the province&#x27;s dams are already way below target for serviceable areas.</p><p>PAGASA reports that the average heat index for Bohol ranges from 38 to 43 degrees Celsius.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/22/tourism-chief-meets-with-bohol-governor-over-viral-resort-in-chocolate-hills-1200">READ: Tourism chief meets with Bohol governor over viral resort in Chocolate Hills</a></div><p>Like other provinces, Bohol has been experiencing drought since March with rainfall still below normal this month.</p><p>“With the declaration of calamity, procurement can be processed with urgency to ensure that interventions are in place especially for affected farmers,” wrote Gov. Aris Aumentado in a statement.</p><p>The governor said Tagbilaran City and the province&#x27;s towns can also access their 30-percent quick response funds.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kRz8Y7Cl0YU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Bohol is now under a state of calamity due to El Niño, which has brought high temperatures and little rain.</p>

Bohol is now under a state of calamity due to El Niño, which has brought high temperatures and little rain.