In his attendance to the 6th Edition of the Water Philippines Conference and Exposition, Marcos mentioned 'stratagems' for water treatment and flood control projects, among others, which are needed to address the problem with water.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted Thursday that the Philippines is experiencing water crisis.
"These are the kinds of stratagems that we have to employ, that we have to bring down to the grassroots level because the water crisis in the Philippines – and I call it a water crisis because it is," he said. Aside from building dams and dikes, Marcos also mentioned the measures in other countries, specifically in Israel, on water treatment.
According to the President, the country's problem with water has an adverse effects to the food supply, citing the importance of irrigation in the agriculture sector.
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