Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto today appealed to Malacanang to download at the soonest time possible billions of pesos in Calamity Fund and Quick Response Fund (QRF) to provinces facing the wrath of the El Niño phenomenon, saying pre-emptive measures are needed to avert a national crisis caused by widespread drought.
Recto: National crisis, posible dahil sa tagtuyot Hindi nalalayong maharap sa pambansang krisis ang Pilipinas dahil sa tagtuyot kung hindi agarang ilalabas ng pamahalaan ang P3.9-bilyong Calamity Fund at P6.7-bilyong Quick Response Fund (QRF) para makaabot sa mga probinsyang apektado ng El Niño.