THE government will step up efforts to reduce the practice of drilling wells to tap underground sources of water as part of a strategy to ease the impact of prolonged dry spells such as the El Niño, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday.

Majority of Filipinos draw their drinking water, as well as water used in cooking and for washing, from wells instead of rivers, the President said in a radio interview.

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