MANILA, April 8 ----- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines is pushing to improve the management of its water resources as the country braces for a possible water crisis due to El Niño.
“We have an overall plan in that we are changing the way that we acquire the supply of water and we are going to shift from the majority of water sources now, which is kumukuha tayo laging balon kinukuhanan natin, we always dig wells, whereas what really we should be doing is taking advantage of surface water,” he said.
The administration is also placing more emphasis on the creation of water-related infrastructure such as hydroelectric power plants, flood control projects and irrigation systems, Marcos Jr. said. The Department of Agriculture (DA), on the other hand, has identified hybrid varieties of rice and other high-value crops that farmers can plant during dry spells, said Marcos Jr., who is also heading the DA.
Earlier this month, Marcos Jr. announced the creation of the Water Resource Management Office that would be attached under the Office of the President and under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “We are hoping down the road, meron nang bills that have been filed in both houses na itinatayo ang Department of Water Management,” the President said.
The Philippines is also looking to replicate good water management practices from around the world, he said.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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