PUERTO PRINCESA CITY: Following Davao Oriental, Cebu, Bohol and Iloilo, which earlier made similar declarations, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of this city also placed Puerto Princesa under a state of calamity due to the long dry spell brought about by the El Niño phenomenon.

The declaration came following an emergency session called Friday where Task Force El Niño (TFEN) presented its findings that around 90 percent of Puerto Princesa’s 66 barangays are now experiencing the damages caused by the incessant dry spell.

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