In Palawan, El Niño crop damage reaches P1B

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — The prolonged dry spell and drought accompanying the El Niño weather phenomenon continued to wreak havoc on Palawan province, leaving close to P1 billion in agricultural damage so far, officials said on Monday. According to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), the towns of Balabac, Brooke’s Point, El