Marcos Jr. orders agencies: No room for complacency on climate change
Following devastating impacts from successive cyclones and the Southwest Monsoon, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to remain vigilant and avoid complacency in addressing climate change threats, citing past unheeded master plans as contributing to widespread damage.
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