Bulacan agri sector needs P500M to prepare for Super El Niño

Inquirer.net - Oct 26, 2026

CITY OF MALOLOS—Bulacan’s agriculture sector needs P500 million to mitigate the effects and anticipated damages of a Super El Niño on the province’s farmlands, according to Bulacan experts in a report. Gloria Carillo, Bulacan agriculture officer, asked for the allotment of P511,909,400 to cushion the brunt of El Niño on rice production, high-value crops

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