THE Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council recommended on April 17, 2024 for the declaration of state of calamity due to water scarcity .Mayor Jerry Treñas, chairman of the CDRRMC, emphasized that the declaration will allow the City to utilize its quick response fund to procure additional water and provide for the immediate potable water needs of affected communities.The council approved to utilize some P12,544,200.
Water will be distributed to all affected barangays for the next three months.The declaration would also allow affected barangays to utilize their QRF in buying additional water tanks, and supply.During the meeting, Dr. Rosa Perez, Manila Observatory Senior Research fellow, and Jessica Dator-Bercilla of the National Resilience Council presented data and inputs for the CDRRMC to consider in making science-informed decisions as response to El Niño in the urban context.
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