15,402 Hectares of Bicol Rice Lands Vulnerable to El Niño
Over 15,402 hectares of rice lands in the Bicol region of the Philippines are at risk of water shortages during the first cropping season of 2027 due to the threat of El Niño, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). This represents 24 percent of the region's total irrigated rice areas.
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