MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos has ordered the creation of a government team that would focus on mitigating the impact of the looming El Niño phenomenon, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday. Nepomuceno said the president issued the directive during a meeting with the OCD in Malacañang. 'He wanted us to ensure a whole-of-government approach through the mechanisms of the NDRRMC [National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council].

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