COTABATO CITY – Agriculture officials have
urged farmers in Central Mindanao region to continue planting crops, especially
heat-resistant crops, as the country started to feel the feared El Nino
Phenomenon.
Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala, who was here for
the turn-over of farm equipment and seedlings to Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) peasant communities in Maguindanao, and DA-12 Regional Director Amalia
Jayag Datukan, assured the public mitigating measures are already in place.