Negros Occidental braces for El Niño as Butuan reels from water woes

BACOLOD CITY — A P411-million disaster fund would be set aside for 2027 as officials in Negros Occidental prepare for a “super, super El Niño” expected to intensify from October through the first quarter of next year, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Thursday. “Hopefully, it will not go beyond the first quarter,” Lacson said