The combined damage of Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly to the agriculture sector rose to nearly P8 billion, affecting 89,259 farmers and fisherfolk and 162,693 hectares of agricultural areas. The latest data from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRM) showed that these two typhoons, which hit the country within the span of a week, so far destroyed as much as 279,071 metric tons (MT) of agricultural production worth P7.66 billion. Affected areas are regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, CAR, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA, while affected commodities include rice, corn, high value crops, fisheries, and livestock.

Miraflor, M. B. (2020, November 11). Typhoons' agri damage rises to nearly ₱8 billion. Manila Bulletin, p. B-1.