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47 provinces to experience dry periods by month's end

(UPDATE) FORTY-SEVEN provinces will start experiencing El Niño-induced dry periods by the end of November, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday.

Pagasa Officer in Charge Nathaniel Servando said a dry spell would likely hit 10 provinces: Kalinga, Apayao, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan in Luzon, and Guimaras in the Visayas.