President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has ordered all government agencies to 'strictly' enforce water conservation measures to avert a looming water crisis due to the threat of El Niño in the Philippines. Under Memorandum Circular No. 22 signed on June 7, the President directed the newly created Water Resources Management Office (WRMO), under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to take the lead in the implementation of a nationwide water conservation program. Mr. Marcos created the WRMO in April this year pending the passage of the Department of Water Resources, as he admitted that the Philippines was facing a water crisis.

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