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El Niño impact on Philippine fishers

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on El Niño impact on Philippine fishers.

  1. DESPITE the scorching Thursday heat, a small-boat fisherman braves the Laguna de Bay off the coast of Los Baños, Laguna to find at least his dinner for the day.

    Fisherfolk cut hours at sea amid Super El Niño

    Extreme heat linked to a strengthening El Niño is forcing small-scale fishers in the Philippines to cut back their time at sea and face declining catches,…

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  2. (November 06 2026) Aerial view of the farm in Barangay San Mateo, Arayat, Pampanga. The Department of Agriculture proposed a P61.99 billion El Niño mitigation program, which includes ₱6.2 billion already released under UPLIFT/fuel subsidies for farmers, fisherfolk, and truckers. Lawmakers have also urged the swift release of additional billions (such as a ₱14-billion preparedness push and a separate ₱3-billion request for irrigation). | Photo by Analy Labor

    El Niño wipes out P9.99B in farm output

    El Niño devastates Philippine agriculture, causing P9.99 billion in losses and wiping out 290,000 metric tons of farm output. Learn how this prolonged dry…

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