Manila, Nov. 5 -- Senators Francis Pangilinan and Mark Villar on Wednesday called for stronger government accountability and coordinated measures to protect the country's food security amid the looming threat of a "very strong" El Nino.

Pangilinan, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, called for the establishment of a publicly accessible online dashboard to monitor El Nino response funds, government interventions, and their results.

In a statement, Pangilinan said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, through the Office of Civil Defense and the concerned agencies, should maintain "a single, coordinated El Nino action plan with named leads, measurable targets, and regular public...