Authorities have pegged the damage caused by the recent typhoons and floods in the agriculture sector in Central Luzon and Negros Occidental at more than P87 million.
In a report, the Central Luzon Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported more than P30 million worth of rice crops destroyed in Nueva Ecija and nearly P21 million in Bulacan.
The council also reported P5.7 million worth of rice crops destroyed in Bataan, P16 million in Tarlac and P8.5 million in Zambales. Pampanga registered a loss of P652,863 in rice crops.
In Negros Occidental, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist reported an initial P2,530,481 in losses to agricultural crops and fisheries due to heavy rains and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Tropical Storms Mirasol, Nando and Opong.
Provincial agriculturist Dina Genzola said in her report to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson that 116.4 hectares of agricultural crops in 18 barangays of San Carlos City and the towns of Moises Padilla, Isabela and Don Salvador Benedicto were damaged by flooding.
Genzola said at least 159 farmers were affected, as of yesterday’s count.