MANILA: A huge part of the country will experience rain showers due to shear line and the northeast monsoon or "amihan", the weather bureau said Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by shear line affecting the eastern sections of the Visayas and Mindanao will prevail over Southern Leyte, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said moderate to heavy rains in those areas could result in flash floods or landslides. The northeast monsoon affecting Luzon and the rest of the Visayas will cause light rains over the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol Region. It will also bring isolated light rains over Metro Manila, Western Visayas, and the rest of Luzon. PAGASA forecast both the shear line and localized thunderstorms to bring isolated rain showers over the rest of the archipelago. Meanwhile, string winds and rough seas wi ll be experienced over the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. According to PAGASA, the rest of the country will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough seas. Rough to very rough seas are forecast over the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon, the eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. Sea travel is risky for small sea vessels, and PAGASA advised mariners of these vessels to remain in port or seek safe harbor. Source: Philippines News Agency MALASIQUI: The provincial government-run Laoac Dairy Farm in Barangay Maraboc, Laoac town posted more than PHP2 million income from raw and pasteurized milk products in 2023. Farm manager Nicanor Rovillos, in a phone interview on Monday, said the income is on top of the value of 91 calves, which exceeded their 2023 target of 20. He said the sales were primarily from walk-in customers. On a daily basis, the Laoac Dairy Farm produces at least 7.5 liters of milk per head from 40 cows and two liters of milk per head from 32 carabaos. 'The offsprings will be replacement stocks. Existing carabaos have 50 percent native bloodlines, and the other 50 percent have buffalo bloodlines. The purpose of calves breeding is to upgrade their bloodline so that the bloodline of the offspring or calves will increase to 75 percent to have a Murrah Buffalo bloodline, which produces more milk,' Rovillos said. Rovillos said the carabaos were bought by the provincial government from different suppliers while the cows, which arriv ed already pregnant, were loaned by the National Dairy Administration (NDA) in September 2023. He said the farm provides livelihood to him and 28 other employees. Meanwhile, the construction of the dairy farm's buffalo barn in Barangay Botigue, where the additional animals will be transferred, is targeted to be finished within the year. Governor Ramon Guico III, in a previous interview, said the NDA provided technical assistance in running the dairy farm. 'We wanted the target number of heads of cows or carabaos to exceed the break-even income of the farm for its maintenance,' he added. Aside from raw and pasteurized milk, the provincial government also eyes to produce ice cream, yogurt, and cheese. Provincial officials want the farm to be converted into a school that would provide training to workers and open up opportunities for them to work abroad. Source: Philippines News Agency
