THE LOCAL government is now busy fighting several fronts - the coronavirus pandemic, political trolls and black propagandists, and now the fall armyworms - that is threatening nearly 770,000 square meters of corn fields here.
The City Agriculturist Office reported that armyworms have attacked some 76.9 hectares of corn fields in Barangay Mampang, Mercedes, Dulian, Upper Bungiao, Lamisahan, Lapakan, Buenavista, Limaong and Taluptap.
Because of the infestation, City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez ordered technologists to continuously monitor corn fields and coordinate with the farmers and report any occurrence of the pests to the Crops Division for immediate action.
To stop widespread infestation, Sanchez said they distributed chemicals to the affected farmers to prevent further damage to their crops.
She reminded farmers to maintain proper cultural management practices and to use pesticides appropriate to fight against the armyworms.
According to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, the fall armyworm can be one of the more difficult insect pests to control in field corn. Late planted fields and later maturing hybrids are more likely to become infested.
Fall armyworm causes serious leaf feeding damage as well as direct injury to the ear. While fall armyworms can damage corn plants in nearly all stages of development, it will concentrate on later plantings that have not yet silked.
Like pests, political trolls are also attacking efforts of the local government in combating the spread of the coronavirus.
Mayor Beng Climaco previously branded as “very malicious and very dangerous” the false information and fake news being peddled by political trolls and her foes amid the health crisis.
Climaco blasted propagandists who are spreading fake news on social media, particularly on Facebook, and especially on the issue of the rising number of Covid-19 infections and the late releasing of test results by health authorities.
“Actualmente este insinuations are very malicious and very dangerous, as Local Chief Executive you do not know what it feels every time I received a (report of Covid) positive case. No one would want to endanger Zamboanga City, aquellos que tiene malicioso pensamiento que ta pensa que ta queda kita alegre na maga caso positivo is very dangerous.
Poreso gane este maga tiempo mas bueno pa si concentra ya lang kita na de atun trabaho imbes de hace calayat maga false information.”
“We are really praying that every Zamboangueño be healed because if every Zamboangueño is healed then Zamboanga City will be able to recover. Stop insinuating and stop accusing (and) let us work together for the benefit of Zamboanga City,” Climaco said.
She said the local task force on Covid-19 and health authorities are exercising all measures to ensure public safety despite previously being under the General Community Quarantine based on the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases and approved by President Rodrigo Duterte.
“We are really exercising every ounce of safety measures and sometimes people think the City Government is very slow, but we have to be safe than sorry,” Climaco said.
She said the local government has to set three vital measures to further combat the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease following the emergence of new positive cases.
“We have to set three very important measures: One is to strengthen the monitoring in our barangay health emergency response; second is to provide opportunity for data collection and contact tracing and next, we need to also prepare system and a module where every individual Zamboangueño is responsible enough when they are in public. So these three (important measures) have to be set in place so that we will be able to be in a more relaxed, new normal process in the city of Zamboanga,” she said.
“Na favor de Dios, el de atun maga paciente de Covid-19 ta recobre embuenamente con el amor, ayuda y compacion del de atun mga medical front-liners pero mientras tiene ta recobre, tiene tamen ta umenta el caso. We need to remain vigilant and to continue carrying out the minimum health protocols. To move forward and to rise from the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to balance el de atun health and the economy poreso ay esperanza kita el declaracion del national IATF so cosa ya ba el status del ciudad de Zamboanga,” Climaco added.
City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite was also saddened by the spread of the black propaganda, saying, health authorities are working hard to ensure the safety of everyone against the Covid-19.
On Tuesday, Duterte placed Zamboanga under the more relaxed Moderate General Community Quarantine following the recommendation of the national and local task forces on Covid-19 and the Department of Health.
Climaco thanked Duterte for his support to the local government. She also reminded residents to strictly follow the quarantine guidelines and health protocols. (Zamboanga Post)
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The City Agriculturist Office reported that armyworms have attacked some 76.9 hectares of corn fields in Barangay Mampang, Mercedes, Dulian, Upper Bungiao, Lamisahan, Lapakan, Buenavista, Limaong and Taluptap.
Because of the infestation, City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez ordered technologists to continuously monitor corn fields and coordinate with the farmers and report any occurrence of the pests to the Crops Division for immediate action.
To stop widespread infestation, Sanchez said they distributed chemicals to the affected farmers to prevent further damage to their crops.
She reminded farmers to maintain proper cultural management practices and to use pesticides appropriate to fight against the armyworms.
According to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, the fall armyworm can be one of the more difficult insect pests to control in field corn. Late planted fields and later maturing hybrids are more likely to become infested.
Fall armyworm causes serious leaf feeding damage as well as direct injury to the ear. While fall armyworms can damage corn plants in nearly all stages of development, it will concentrate on later plantings that have not yet silked.
Pests and Trolls
Like pests, political trolls are also attacking efforts of the local government in combating the spread of the coronavirus.
Mayor Beng Climaco previously branded as “very malicious and very dangerous” the false information and fake news being peddled by political trolls and her foes amid the health crisis.
Climaco blasted propagandists who are spreading fake news on social media, particularly on Facebook, and especially on the issue of the rising number of Covid-19 infections and the late releasing of test results by health authorities.
“Actualmente este insinuations are very malicious and very dangerous, as Local Chief Executive you do not know what it feels every time I received a (report of Covid) positive case. No one would want to endanger Zamboanga City, aquellos que tiene malicioso pensamiento que ta pensa que ta queda kita alegre na maga caso positivo is very dangerous.
Poreso gane este maga tiempo mas bueno pa si concentra ya lang kita na de atun trabaho imbes de hace calayat maga false information.”
“We are really praying that every Zamboangueño be healed because if every Zamboangueño is healed then Zamboanga City will be able to recover. Stop insinuating and stop accusing (and) let us work together for the benefit of Zamboanga City,” Climaco said.
She said the local task force on Covid-19 and health authorities are exercising all measures to ensure public safety despite previously being under the General Community Quarantine based on the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases and approved by President Rodrigo Duterte.
“We are really exercising every ounce of safety measures and sometimes people think the City Government is very slow, but we have to be safe than sorry,” Climaco said.
She said the local government has to set three vital measures to further combat the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease following the emergence of new positive cases.
“We have to set three very important measures: One is to strengthen the monitoring in our barangay health emergency response; second is to provide opportunity for data collection and contact tracing and next, we need to also prepare system and a module where every individual Zamboangueño is responsible enough when they are in public. So these three (important measures) have to be set in place so that we will be able to be in a more relaxed, new normal process in the city of Zamboanga,” she said.
“Na favor de Dios, el de atun maga paciente de Covid-19 ta recobre embuenamente con el amor, ayuda y compacion del de atun mga medical front-liners pero mientras tiene ta recobre, tiene tamen ta umenta el caso. We need to remain vigilant and to continue carrying out the minimum health protocols. To move forward and to rise from the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to balance el de atun health and the economy poreso ay esperanza kita el declaracion del national IATF so cosa ya ba el status del ciudad de Zamboanga,” Climaco added.
City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite was also saddened by the spread of the black propaganda, saying, health authorities are working hard to ensure the safety of everyone against the Covid-19.
On Tuesday, Duterte placed Zamboanga under the more relaxed Moderate General Community Quarantine following the recommendation of the national and local task forces on Covid-19 and the Department of Health.
Climaco thanked Duterte for his support to the local government. She also reminded residents to strictly follow the quarantine guidelines and health protocols. (Zamboanga Post)
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