24 FEBRUARY 1998. PHILIPPINES: CLIMATE (FORECAST)

Dolly Aglay of Reuters reports that the Philippines expect heavy rainfall to follow the end of the current ENSO event in June; more typhoons than usual will drop heavy rain from July to September as the region goes into a La Nina cold phase.
Aricultural production is expected to drop 12.72 % for rice, 8.7 % for corn, leaving zero growth for agriculture this year.

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