Speaker Martin Romualdez —House of Representatives
MANILA, Philippines — Flood prevention and mitigation efforts nationwide would be taken up on Tuesday, May 14, at a meeting called by Speaker Martin Romualdez with various agency heads.
“We are seriously preparing for the La Niña phenomenon before it even affects our country,” Romualdez said, noting that the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has already warned the public of the heavy rainfall that La Niña was expected to bring.
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Expected to attend the meeting are heads of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
Romualdez said he hoped that close coordination with these government agencies would “enhance measures in preparing for and avoiding calamity to ensure the safety of every Filipino.” —Jeannette I. Andrade