THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared on Thursday that the El Niño phenomenon is over but was quick to dismiss speculations that the rainy season has started.

“The El Niño is over. But let us not be confused as it does not mean that the rainy season has started,” Rene Pasencia, senior forecaster at Pagasa said during an interview over ABS-CBN’s Umagang Kay Ganda.

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