PGCot starts cloud seeding operations

By Jimmy Sta. Cruz
PGO Media Center

AMAS, Kidapawan City (Feb. 18) – The Provincial Government of Cotabato, through the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPAG) and Provincial Governor-s Office-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division (PGO-DRRMD) has started the cloud seeding operations on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2016 as an key initiative to mitigate the negative effects of the heavy drought brought to El Niño phenomenon.

Central Mindanao Airport at M'lang,
Cotabato Province

The cloud seeding kicked-off at Central Mindanao Airport.t (formerly M’lang Rural Airport), Barangay Tawan-Tawan, M’lang with the personnel from Dept. of Agriculture 12 Bureau of Soils and Water Management (DA12-BSWM) as partners in the operation which is scheduled for 60 days.

Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Eliseo M. Mangliwan informed the cloud seeding operations is significant because it will help to increase the level of water in irrigations and other water ways that supply water to rice fields and other crops.

“We aim to enhance the water level of irrigations so as to improve and sustain water supply to farm lands which is essential to crops and animals” said Engr. Mangliwan.

Dept. of Interior and Local Government Provincial Director Abdullah Ali, LGU M’lang Municipal and Barangay Tawan-Tawan officials also witnessed the kick-off ceremony.

The drought has affected some 27,558 hectares of farm lands and damaged of more than P200 to crops and plants in different municipalities apart from the rat infestations in some areas.

Central Mindanao Airport at M'lang, 
Cotabato Province

The drought brought heavy damage in some municipalities including Alamada, Kabacan, Matalam, Makilala, Tulunan and M’lang. A mild to moderate rain occurred in in Alamada after the cloud seeding kicked off in the morning.

Gov Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza has allotted P3.4M for the cloud seeding operations from its calamity fund. The Province of Cotabato was declared under the state of calamity last Jan. 14, 2016 in order to hasten the assistance given to affected farmers which includes initiatives such as the cloud seeding operations, financial and technical assistance among others.

The provincial government has also allotted an additional P700, 000 from the calamity fund as counterpart to the cloud seeding operations of DA12 which has started last month. This is an initiative to help the department lengthen its cloud seeding operations, according to the OPAG.

Leolito Siase, Area Coordinator of DA-12 BSWM who supervised the kick-off underscored the importance of the cloud seeding during the interview conducted by the “Aksyon Serbisyong Totoo” radio program of the Provincial Government of Cotabato.
“The artificial rain which will be produced by cloud seeding is necessary to increase water level especially in irrigations within the highlands which will be benefited by the affected farmers”, said Siase.

Are Actors like Edu Manzano Competent in the Senate?

ARE ACTORS COMPETENT ENOUGH FOR THE SENATE? 

Watch the video below after I quizzed Edu Manzano who runs for the 2016 Philippine Senate Race. But before you click the video, here were the texts of my posers to Manzano - an llonggo like me.

Q: I’m Mortz Ortigoza, political columnist of http://mortzortigoza.blogspot.com/ The intellectual class in the Philippines looked down on actors and actresses like Manny Pacquiao, Alma Moreno, Amay Bisaya running for the Senate. They looked at them as an aberration and a big joke that only undermines the integrity of the August Chamber. 

ACTOR. Actor Edu Manzano (blue shirt) with reporters after the press
conference in Dagupan City he and presidential front runner
Grace Poe attended.

My questions, our country faces high employment rate and the solution is to amend the economic provision of the constitution, are you amenable for it? Our country has the highest cost of electricity per kilowatt, are you in favour for the constructions of Nuclear Power Plants to lessen the prices of power? Filipinos breed like rabbits that cause for their penury or kahirapan, are you amenable for a strong population control like aggressive distribution of free contraceptives in the barangays?

Robbers with MBA's jargon. Must read to polish your jargon

(Grabbed from Face Book, unknown author)

During a robbery, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: “Don’t move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you.”

Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called “Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking. When a lady lay on the table provocatively, the robber shouted at her: “Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape!” This is called “Being Professional”

Focus only on what you are trained to do! When the bank robbers returned home, the younger robber (MBA-trained) told the older robber (who has only completed Year 6 in primary school): “Big brother, let’s count how much we got.”

The older robber rebutted and said: “You are very stupid. There is so much money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV news will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!” This is called “Experience.

” Nowadays, experience is more important than paper qualifications! After the robbers had left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quickly. But the supervisor said to him: “Wait! Let us take out $10 million from the bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 million that we have previously embezzled from the bank”.

This is called “Swim with the tide.” Converting an unfavorable situation to your advantage!

The supervisor says: “It will be good if there is a robbery every month.” This is called “Killing Boredom.” Personal Happiness is more important than your job.

The next day, the TV news reported that $100 million was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count $20 million. The robbers were very angry and complained: “We risked our lives and only took $20 million. The bank manager took $80 million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated than to be a thief!”

This is called “Knowledge is worth as much as gold!”

The bank manager was smiling and happy because his losses in the share market are now covered by this robbery.This is called “Seizing the opportunity.” Daring to take risks! So who are the real robbers here?