Typhoon damage lifts farm losses to P135M
The assessment covers the Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Western Visayas. Rice, corn, high-value crops and livestock were among those affected, alongside farm machinery, equipment and agricultural infrastructure. Some 6,010 farmers across five regions were affected, with 4,516 hectares of farmland damaged and estimated production losses of 4,465 metric tons.
OVER 9,000 individuals have been displaced while 80,632 people have been affected across the country by the combined effects of tropical cyclones ‘Maymay’ and ‘Luis’ and the southwest monsoon, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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