By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Robin Padilla has filed a resolution to conduct Senate hearings to improve the government’s information drive on its preparations and responses to the crisis caused by El Nino.
“Conducting an information and awareness campaign is necessary to ensure that the public is well-equipped with the necessary knowledge to undertake precautionary measures on the impact of this weather condition,” he said in Senate Resolution No. 987.
“Filipinos must be informed of up-to-date and necessary preparations and responses of the national and local government, as the country has been taking the brunt of dangerous levels of heat index, mainly attributed to the El Nino phenomenon,” Padilla added.
The senator stressed that El Nino has not only had detrimental effects on agriculture but also threatened other key sectors like the environment, energy, education, health, and public safety.
“It cannot be denied that implementing a comprehensive public information drive is necessary to apprise the affected population of the government’s projects, programs, and activities to help them cope with the adverse effects of this crisis,” Padilla said.
(el Amigo/MNM)
