18 LGUs placed under state of calamity due to El Niño as agri damage balloons to P2.63 billion—task force
  • 22 days ago
A total of 18 local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines have already declared a state of calamity due to the worsening effects of El Niño, a task force spokesperson revealed on Friday, April 5.

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama, spokesperson of Task Force El Niño, said agricultural damage caused by the phenomenon is now at P2.63 billion, not P2.76 billion as reported by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday.

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