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Marcos orders creation of El Niño team

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an 'El Niño Team' that will handle the government's response to the effects of the impending weather phenomenon, an official said on Tuesday.

The President gave the order during a sectoral meeting in Malacañang, where he and all concerned government agencies discussed the possible impact of the El Niño phenomenon on food, water and energy security, and public health and safety in the country.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Photo by KJ ROSALES/PPA POOL