Palace tells VP Sara to stay informed on El Niño response

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MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday urged Vice President Sara Duterte to keep herself informed about the government’s response to the El Niño phenomenon, saying m...

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro (PNA photo by Darryl John Esguerra)

MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday urged Vice President Sara Duterte to keep herself informed about the government’s response to the El Niño phenomenon, saying measures to protect food supplies and assist affected communities have long been underway.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro made the statement after Duterte, during a gathering in Hong Kong, reportedly called on the government to prepare the country’s food supply instead of merely telling Filipinos to ready their buckets for the effects of a “very strong” El Niño.

"Ang maganda po kasi dito mas i-advise ninyo po ang Bise Presidente na magbasa po ng news, manood ng mainstream news mula sa mainstream media para malaman niya na ang kaniyang ina-advise ay matagal na pong ginagawa ng gobyerno (It would be best to advise the Vice President to read the news or watch reports from mainstream media outlets so she can learn that the measures she is recommending have long been implemented by the government)," Castro said during a press briefing.

"Huwag lang po sanang manatili ang kaisipan sa balde kasi wala pong mararating kung balde lang hihinto ang kaisipan ng isang Bise Presidente (I hope her thinking does not remain limited to buckets, because a Vice President will get nowhere if her ideas go no further than that)," she added.

Castro said the government has been implementing various interventions to mitigate the effects of the climate phenomenon, including measures to sustain agricultural production and provide assistance to affected farmers and vulnerable communities.

These include the National Irrigation Administration's mobile solar-powered irrigation systems, assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Department of Agriculture initiatives such as cloud seeding and the distribution of seeds that can be planted even in dry soil.

Meanwhile, Castro said the government is not yet considering declaring a state of calamity in El…

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