MANILA, Philippines — Damage to the crops caused by Super Typhoon Goring (international name: Saola), Severe Tropical Storm Hanna (international name: Haikui), and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” has reached P375 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
In its latest update on Thursday, the DA-Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) reported that the weather disturbances have so far affected 8,483 farmers in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), and Western Visayas.
It added that affected commodities include rice, corn, and high-value crops with a volume of production l…
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