Marañon: Prayer is stronger than cloud seeding

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

Amid ongoing El Niño conditions, which AccuWeather describes as a climate pattern that raises sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and results in drought conditions due to reduced rainfall, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. urged local residents to pray.

During a meeting with local media yesterday morning, the governor said prayers are “more stronger” than cloud seeding. He also pointed out the rain that fell during the opening of this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival earlier this week, calling it a “blessing from God.”

The ongoing dry spell has already resulted in damage to the province’s agricultural sector amounting to P443 million./DGB, WDJ