MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said there is a need to find “ways forward” and implement long-term solutions amid worsening climate change-related calamities.
According to the Chief Executive, he ordered a holistic approach to raise public awareness on the effects of climate change in the Philippines.
“Na-iba talaga ito. Lahat ng makita ko that’s the conclusion I keep arriving at. This is different from anything we ever had to deal with before,” Marcos said.
“That’s why we have to come up with new ways to mitigate what is essentially a much harder problem than before,” he added. “That’s climate change. That’s why we keep talking about it.”
“People have to be conscious about it especially us who are trying to find ways to mitigate the problem,” he further said. “We have no choice. We have to do something. We have to learn how to handle the new normal.”
President Marcos also sought to assess the significant changes in flooding patterns for future flood control projects.
At least 986 families, or 4,324 individuals, were affected by Typhoon Carina while 968 families temporarily stayed with relatives or friends.
The typhoon also rendered the seaports in Real, Infanta, Polillo, Patnanungan, Jomalig and Burdeos non-operational./PN
