Mga pananim sa Cebu, nasisira dahil sa matinding init at kakulangan ng supply ng tubig

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00:00A farmer in Cebu gave away 15,000 kilos of tomatoes.

00:05How did it get spoiled and spoiled so fast?

00:08Because of the hot weather and the lack of water supply in the area.

00:12The details in the report of Jesse Atienza of PTV Cebu.

00:18These tomatoes are small and spoiled.

00:21They are lying on the side of Emilio's store.

00:25He gave away 15,000 kilos of tomatoes for free to his neighbors.

00:30He also showed his farm.

00:33It's a pity that the lack of water supply in their area was spoiled by El Nino.

00:39Even his own water impounding system is depleting.

00:43According to Emilio's estimate, he lost more than a million pesos.

00:48We harvested there in March.

00:51But we didn't get a lot of fruits.

00:54There were a lot of small tomatoes.

00:57So what we did to make it not wasted,

01:02we gave it to our neighbors,

01:06those who want to use tomatoes,

01:11so it won't be wasted because it's not marketable because they are small.

01:17Emilio is just one of the farmers in Barangay Sud Londos of Cebu City

01:22whose crops were affected by the hot weather.

01:25The farmers' situation reached the office of the Committee on Agriculture in the council.

01:31They are pressing for immediate help to the farmers

01:34in the 28 mountainous barangays in the village.

01:39I immediately wrote the mayor

01:42that I will visit the barangays

01:45as long as it's for food.

01:48Because the mountaineers don't have money.

01:53They don't have money because they don't produce.

01:57So I said, let's give it to them.

02:00There's also a committee fund.

02:03Give 25 kilos to each farmer.

02:06My estimate is that it will cost almost 50 million pesos.

02:10One farmer is good for 25 kilos.

02:14At least, it will reach that by May.

02:17Because we expect by May or June,

02:20there will be a little rain.

02:24But now, there's really nothing.

02:27The tomatoes that can't be sold are being given for free.

02:31But for farmers like Emilio,

02:34they will continue to plant until they can get even a little water.

02:39As a farmer, it's our obligation to produce food.

02:44If we stop because of the heat or the climate,

02:50what will the people who don't plant have to eat?

02:54So let's continue to plant, even if it's just a little.

02:58Let's maximize the small source of water

03:03so that we can still produce food.

03:08From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienza for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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