El Niño strains farms, water resources in other parts of Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The continuing El Niño phenomenon is taking a toll on agriculture, water resources, public health and livelihoods in other parts of the Visayas, with Northern Samar reporting more than P50 million in agricultural losses and a municipality in the province declaring a state of calamity. Northern Samar’s town of Lope