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Josiah Antonio - The Philippine Star
April 23, 2026 | 12:00am
At a press briefing, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section chief Ana Liza Solis said that El Niño has a 79 percent chance of emerging in the June-July-August season and may persist till 2027.
The STAR / KJ Rosales, file
MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau has raised its alert and warning system to El Niño alert level with the weather phenomenon expected to prevail by the next quarter.
At a press briefing, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section chief Ana Liza Solis said that El Niño has a 79 percent chance of emerging in the June-July-August season and may persist till 2027.
During an El Niño event, there is an increased possibility of drier-than-usual conditions, which can lead to negative impacts such as droughts and dry spells in some parts of the country.
While debunking claims of a projected “Super El Niño,” the expert stressed they are not ruling out the possibility for it to have gathered strength by the latter half of the year.
