BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration may have declared the start of the rainy season last week but the provincial government of Negros Occidental will still push through with its plan to induce rain through cloud seeding.

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) and the sugar farmers in the province have suggested to induce more rains, especially in areas heavily affected by the El Nino phenomenon.

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