{"id":7026,"date":"2023-08-07T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T06:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpap.ph\/?p=7026"},"modified":"2023-08-15T02:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:54:01","slug":"rat-infestation-spreads-to-armm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpap.ph\/rat-infestation-spreads-to-armm\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat infestation spreads to ARMM"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Cotabato City\u00a0 The rat infestation that has ravaged a town in North Cotabato has spread to provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), a top regional agriculture official said yesterday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
According to Alexander Alonto, regional secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in ARMM (DAF-ARMM), the rodent menace arose from the widespread drought being experienced in Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
And he underscored that aside from the severe lack of irrigation in farm lands, farmers in the region are now also facing another menace rat infestation.<\/p>\r\n