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00:00 The number of states and provinces that have declared a state of calamity has increased to 277.
00:09 The state of calamity has now declared a state of calamity.
00:15 The Department of Agriculture and DSWD has also distributed more than P2.6 billion pesos
00:22 aside from the separate assistance from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:27 The task force El Nino also promised to continue their short-term and long-term intervention in affected areas.
00:36 El Nino is about to end but it is recurring every two to seven years.
00:42 So the interventions like fixing irrigation systems, canals and food storage facilities
00:50 are just recurring to ensure that we have food security and water security in the coming years.
00:59 Now, the effect of El Nino is weakening.
01:02 The government is also preparing for the possible entry of landmines in the second half of the year.
01:09 According to the task force El Nino, they have already started updating the hazard map
01:14 or map of the areas where there is frequent flood and landslide.
01:19 It is also accompanied by the preparation of local government units in areas that are included in the hazard map.
01:26 The preparation of the task force El Nino also includes the long-term solution to the problems whenever there is calamity.
01:34 The preparation of water impounding facilities and catchment systems is also included
01:41 so that not only the flood can be reduced, but we can also use the excess water for droughts or recurrence of El Nino.
01:55 The rivers are also resulting in desilting and dredging so that they can be prepared in case of heavy rains during the rainy season.
02:08 The Agriculture Department also announced that they do not expect the El Nino to be a problem in their sector,
02:15 especially since they have already prepared the rice for the wet season.
02:20 Dominic Almelor for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.