Pangilinan Urges National State of Emergency Amid Super El Niño
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has called for a national state of emergency due to the severe impacts of the Super El Niño. The proposal was made during a Senate hearing on the Department of Agriculture's budget, as El Niño has already affected over 451,000 people.
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