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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gives his statement regarding the effects of tropical storm Enteng in Rizal Province and possible solution to mitigate flooding on Friday, September 6. (MB video by Noel Pabalate)

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Transcript
00:00In terms of controlling the flow of water, which was sufficient for many, many years.
00:05It turns out now it's no longer sufficient.
00:08We have to come up with new strategies.
00:10And that's what we discussed today.
00:12Once again, I explained this message to the local government,
00:17and the other members of those who were in the meeting about what our strategies can be
00:25in making sure that the water does not come into the low-lying areas anymore
00:30by building and founding projects upstream.
00:34So, as a response, our response was good.
00:40I'm just reminding you because, like what happened in the marina,
00:46all our supplies were depleted.
00:49All our goods were given to us as a relief for this month.
00:55There will come a time when the situation will get worse.
01:00That's why we need to look at what we're doing well
01:03and make sure that we have sufficient supplies for everyone.
01:09Even if that really happens,
01:13that there will come a time when the situation will get worse,
01:16of course, we will have enough supplies to help those who are in need.
01:27So that's the state of play at the moment.
01:33We'll just keep responding.
01:37But at the same time, we are not only sending relief goods.
01:42We are very, very busy planning the large-scale, long-term plan.
01:51Although we already have it, we still have to do what it is.
01:56It's an old plan, and it was relevant for maybe five, six, even more, maybe ten years ago.
02:06The weather is getting worse, so we have to revise it to make sure that it is addressing the challenges.
02:11The new weather is springing, and it's become very difficult for Pagasa,
02:17for our scientists to forecast this very changeable weather that has not been seen before in human history.
02:31It's that big a change.

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