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Marcos bares integrated approach to ease La Niña impact

Published Apr 29, 2024 11:08 am

President Marcos assured on Monday, April 29, that the government has an integrated approach in addressing and easing the impact of the La Niña phenomenon as the country is poised to face more cyclones this year.

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President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project Stage II in Pikit, Cotabato on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)

 

During a media interview in Pikit, Cotabato, the President said that the new approach in flood control system today has integrated irrigation and even fresh water supply.
 

“Ang approach ngayon, lahat ng ginagawa na ito kung mayroong isang kasama d’yan ang irrigation, kasama d’yan ang fresh water supply. Kasama d’yan ang flood control at kasama na d’yan yung patubig nga para sa mga magsasaka (The approach now is what we’re doing is irrigation is included, fresh water supply is included. Flood control is also included, and irrigation for farmers),” he explained.
 

“So, nagbago na talaga ang approach sa flood control, sa irrigation, at lahat. Kaya’t ‘yun ang sinusundan namin ngayon (The approach to flood control, irrigation, everything has changed. That’s what we’re trying now),” he added.
 

Even dams, which supply water to households, are already being used for irrigation and flood control, Marcos said.
 

New sources of energy are also being integrated into these systems because the President stressed the need for mini-hydro plants and solar panels that will benefit farmlands.
 

“Kaya’t marami tayong maaring gawin (We can do a lot of things),” he stressed.
 

“Maraming magandang teknolohiya na bagay dito sa problema natin at ‘yun ang pinag-aaralan namin. Ngayon mayroon na kaming mga na-implement na tungkol d’yan (There are a lot of good technologies that fit our problems and that’s what we’re looking into. We have now implemented a lot of these),” the Chief Executive added.
 

Last month, the state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that the Philippines will likely experience more tropical cyclones compared to last year because of the potential return of La Niña.
 

It projected between 13 and 16 cyclones this year, which is an increase from the 11 storms last year.
 

According to PAGASA’s climate monitoring chief Ana Liza Solis, there’s a 62 percent chance of La Niña developing from June to August.

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