File photo. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. —Screenshot from RTVM video
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday inaugurated the Ibato-Iraan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project, Palawan’s first reservoir-type dam, in Aborlan, Palawan, amid the challenges posed by El Niño and climate change.
The project, located in Barangay Sapongan, is the island’s largest irrigation facility and first reservoir-type dam. According to Marcos, it is expected to help lessen the impact of increasingly unpredictable weather.
“Nowadays, especially in the middle of the dry season or El Niño. We cannot just rely on the arrival of the rain,” Marcos said.
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