Region 2 Cagayan Valley

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

Batanes and Cagayan: 25 – 200; Rest: 0 – 75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

Extreme portion: 6 – 10; Rest: 2 – 7

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

WET

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

70-100

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

Upland areas: 20 – 36; Rest: 23 – 36

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated and rainfed rice are in seedling, vegetative and flowering stages while irrigated rainy season corn are in tasseling, silking and hard dough stages. Planting of rice, corn, eggplant, patola, okra, squash, tomato, sweet potato, gabi, tapilan, ginger, ubi, cassava, sweet pepper, carrrots and arrowroot is on-going. Harvesting of radish, potatoes, onions, ampalaya, eggplant, tomatoes and carrots is in progress. Cleaning of fields affected by tropical cyclone and southwest monsoon is almost done.

CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region)

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

100-300

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

6-10

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Wet

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

70-100

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

16-27

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Rice are in seedling and vegetative stages. Preparation of vegetable plot garden in selected areas is in progress. Planting and transplanting of upland rice, mungo, lettuce, mustard, cucumber, sweet pepper, celery, ampalaya, arrowroot, chayote and condol are being done. Harvesting of carrots, sweet peas, cabbage, peanuts, broccoli, celery, lettuce, beets, pechay, potatoes, tomatoes and onions is in progress.

Region 3 Central Luzon

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

Aurora: 25 – 100; Rest: 75 – 300

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

Aurora: 3 – 7; Rest: 6 – 10

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Moist – Casiguran, Baler; Wet – rest of the region

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

73-100

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

21-33

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

.Most of Irrigated rice and corn are in vegetative and flowering stages. Planting of mungo, patani, cadios, string beans, ampalaya, patola, bountiful beans, eggplant, cucumber, sweet pepper, talinum, cabbage, lettuce and pechay is being done. Harvesting of papaya, carrots, squash, cucumber, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, eggplant, onions and calamansi is on-going. Removal of weeds continues.

NCR (National Capital Region)

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

50-200

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

5-9

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Wet

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

73-93

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

25-33

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Backyard garden preparation and planting of pechay, eggplant, okra, lettuce, mustard, sweet potatoes, upo and chayote are on-going. Harvesting of malunggay, ampalaya leaves, pechay, mustard, lettuce and lemon grass is in progress.

Region 4A CALABARZON

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

Cavite, Rizal: 50 – 200; Rest: 0 – 75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

Cavite, Rizal: 5 – 9; Rest: 1 – 6

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Wet

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

70-100

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

23-33

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice and corn are in seedling, tillering and head development stages. Planting of squash, gabi, ginger, sweet potatoes, patola, upo, okra, sweet pepper, carrots and cassava is on-going. Harvesting of santol, rambutan, banana, papaya, avocado, pineapple, dragon fruit, jackfruit, eggplant, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage and string beans is still on-going. Fertilizer application has been done on early planted rice

Region 4B MIMAROPA

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0 -100

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

1 - 6

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Wet

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

68-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

24-34

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

.Irrigated rice and corn are in tillering, head development and flowering stages. Planting of irrigated rice, corn, ginger, ampalaya, squash, chayote, peanuts, cassava and leafy vegetables is on-going. Land and seedbed preparations are still on-going in some field areas. Harvesting of banana, pineapple, papaya, cashew, eggplant, upo, ubi, sweet potatoes and cassava is also on-going.

Region 5 Bicol Region

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

0-5

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Wet – Sorsogon, Albay; Moist – rest of the region

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

73-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

24-34

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice is in tillering, head development and flowering stages. Planting of irrigated rice, corn, patola, tomato, eggplant, cassava, ampalaya squash, ginger, gabi, mungo, carrot, arrowroot, sweet pepper, lettuce, talinum and radish is on-going. Harvesting of ubi, eggplant, ampalaya, tomatoes, okra, gabi, upo, cassava, squash, pechay sweet potatoes, papaya, jackfruit, guyabano and banana is also on-going.

Region 6 Western Visayas

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

1 -5

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Moist – Capiz; Wet – rest of the region

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

65-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

21-36

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice is in seedling, vegetative and flowering stages. Corn are in vegetative and tasseling stages. Planting and transplanting of irrigated rice and corn, squash, okra, cadios, patani, ampalaya, soybeans and patola are being done. Land and seedbed preparations are still on-going. Harvesting of papaya, mangoes, guyabano, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, jackfruit, carrots, cabbage, pechay and chayote is also on-going.

Region 7 Central Visayas

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-50

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

1 - 5

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Dry

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

63-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

22 - 33

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice is in seedling, vegetative and flowering stages. Planting of irrigated rice and corn, ampalaya, squash, cadios, patani and okra is in progress. Harvesting of ginger, onions, sweet potatoes, mangoes, rambutan, banana, guyabano, papaya, eggplant and tomatoes is on-going.

Region 8 Eastern Visayas

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0 -75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

0-5

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Moist –Borongan; Dry – rest of the region

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

70-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

22-36

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice is in seedling, vegetative and flowering stages. Transplanting of irrigated rice is being done. Planting of cowpea, squash, lettuce, cabbage, mungo, bountiful beans, patola, string beans, okra and ampalaya is on-going. Harvesting of rice is in progress as well as leafy vegetables like cabbage, pechay and lettuce. Native lanzones is in maturing stage. Cultivating, removal of weeds and fertilizer application on sugarcane is also on-going.

Region 9 Zamboanga Peninsula

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

2-7

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Dry

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

70-100

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

21-34

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Planting and transplanting of vegetable crops like eggplant, cucumber, lettuce, okra, patola, squash, celery and ampalaya in the northern part of the region are on-going. Harvesting of leafy vegetables, jackfruit, rambutan, mangosteen, pomelo, durian, banana, marang, papaya, guyabano and mangoes is also on-going.

Region 10 Northern Mindanao

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

25 -150

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

1 - 6

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Moist – Bukidnon; Dry – rest of the region

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

60-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

Bukidnon: 17 – 29; Rest: 20 – 36

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice is in tillering, head development, vegetative and flowering stages. Planting and transplanting of irrigated rice and corn as well as patola, ampalaya, peanuts, chayote, squash, cucumber and tomatoes are in progress. Some land and seedbed preparations are still on-going. Harvesting of lettuce, upo, pechay, carrots, cucumber, mustard, cabbage, pineapple, papaya, mangosteen, durian, marang, rambutan, banana and guyabano is also in progress.

Region 11 Davao Regio

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-100

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

2-7

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Wet – Davao City, PCA; Dry – rest of the region

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

70 - 98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

Upland areas: 17 – 29; Rest: 20 – 35

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Irrigated rice is in tillering, head development and flowering stages. Planting and transplanting of irrigated rice and corn, peanuts, lettuce chayote, squash, pechay and cabbage are on-going. Harvesting of mangosteen, mangoes, rambutan papaya, pineapple, pomelo, chayote, eggplant, banana, ginger, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, pechay and onions is still on-going.

Region 12 SOCCSK-SARGEN

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-50

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

2 -6

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Dry

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

60-98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

Upland areas: 17 – 29; Rest 20 – 35

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Some irrigated rice are in seedling, tillering and vegetative stages. Planting and transplanting of irrigated rice, corn, soybeans, pechay, squash, potatoes, peanuts and chayote are on-going. Harvesting of pomelo, guyabano, durian, mangosteen, marang, banana, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and pineapple is also on-going. Watering activities continue.

Region 13 CARAGA

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0 – 100

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

2 - 6

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Moist - Surigao del Sur; Dry - rest of the country

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

65-100

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

Upland areas in Agusan del Sur: 19 – 30; Rest 20 – 37

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Some irrigated rice are in tillering, vegetative and flowering stages. Planting and transplanting of irrigated rice and corn are in progress. Planting of tapilan, okra, patola, lettuce, soybeans, pechay, eggplant, ampalaya, tomato, upo, peanuts, chayote, carrots, ginger, gabi, sweet pepper and arrowroot is being done. Land and seedbed preparations for some irrigated and rainfed fields are still on-going. Harvesting of mangosteen, dragon fruit, jackfruit, pomelo, banana, papaya, pineapple, avocado, tomatoes, eggplant, leafy vegetables and root crops is also on-going.

ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao)

Forecast Rainfall (mm):

0-75

Rainy Days (0.1mm or more):

0-5

Actual Soil Moisture Condition:

Dry

Range of Relative Humidity (%):

60- 98

Min - Max Temperature (°C):

Upland areas: 16 – 30; Rest 20 – 36

Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities:

Land preparations in some selected pump irrigated areas are being done. Planting of rice, corn, potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, chayote, peanuts, sweet potatoes, ampalaya, squash, okra, upo and cassava is being done. Harvesting of mangosteen, banana, pomelo, papaya rambutan, marang, durian, pineapple, jackfruit, leafy vegetables and root crops is in progress.