MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed government agencies to step up measures to ensure food, water, and energy security amid the El Niño phenomenon, Malacañang said Wednesday. Marcos convened key government agencies at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday to discuss interventions to mitigate El Niño’s effects, particularly in the hardest-hit communities. During a Palace press briefing on Wednesday, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Marcos directed agencies to adopt a proactive, timely, and whole-of-government approach to address the weather phenomenon’s potential impacts. READ: Rainwater harvesting, water reuse among DOST-7’s El Niño preps “Mas pinaigting at palakasin ang […]...

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