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    • DA: Farm loss from 2 typhoons now ₱4.5B 

      Dela Cruz, Jovee Marie N. (BusinessMirror, November 4, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The combined damage and losses brought by recent Typhoon Quinta and Supertyphoon Rolly have reached P4.5 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Tuesday. Despite the reported damage and losses, DA Director ...
    • DA: Farmers, fishers lose ₱2.2B due to Quinta 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, November 2, 2020, on page A4)
      Over 44,000 farmers and fishermen in 9 regions incurred losses amounting to P2.2 billion after Typhoon Quinta struck the Philippines, the latest preliminary data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed. Their agony, ...
    • Damage to agri sector from Rolly, Quinta now at ₱6.7B 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, November 11, 2020, on page A8)
      About 89,000 Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have incurred combined losses of P7.6 billion from damage caused by Typhoon Quinta and Supertyphoon Rolly to the agriculture sector, based on latest Department of Agriculture ...
    • Filipino survivor: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank off Japan coast 

      Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, September 4, 2020, on page A3)
      Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship with 42 crew members on board that a Filipino survivor said sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said. The ...
    • Fish be with you 

      Testa, Bernard (BusinessMirror, December 13, 2020, on page A7)
      Village Chairman Reynaldo Pereña was busy collating data from his seven kagawad (councilors) who assist the purok (village) leaders in the mass evacuation of their constituents. Just before the 5 p.m. expected landfall of ...
    • Marikina River Basin quarry ops halted but freeze order may be lifted in Albay 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 4, 2020, on page A4)
      The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 4 (Calabarzon) has issued an order temporarily suspending certain quarry and crushing plant operations in Rizal ...
    • Solon urges farmers, fishers to borrow from govt 

      (BusinessMirror, November 3, 2020, on page B3)
      Senator Francis Pancratius N. Pangilinan on Monday advised the estimated 20,000 farmers and fishermen affected by Typhoon Rolly (international name “Goni”) to avail themselves of the zero-interest loans and crop insurance ...
    • Ulysses hikes losses incurred by farmers, fishers 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, November 16, 2020, on page A4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said farmers and fishermen incurred more losses as Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco) had damaged crops and other agricultural products valued at P2.107 billion. Ulysses affected ...