MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday (Dec 13) ordered concerned government agencies to complete water-related projects, mostly for farm irrigation and power supply, by April 2024 as part of several measures lined up to mitigate the impact of potentially the worst drought in decades due to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
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To mitigate the effects of El Niño, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced the government is now fast-tracking the completion of water-related infrastructure and looking at fiscal measures to help those affected by the looming nationwide drought. In his speech during the inauguration of the dam component of the Balbalungao…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed concerned government agencies to complete water-related projects by April 2024 to prepare for the impact of the El Niño phenomenon.