Pangilinan calls for national state of emergency due to Super El Niño

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday called for the declaration of a national state of emergency amid the adverse effects of the Super El Niño. Pangilinan issued his call during a Senate hearing on the P171.3-billion proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA). READ: El Niño affects over 451,000 people in