The city Agriculturist office here reported that the onslaught of severe tropical storm “Paeng” has damaged a total of P67.2 million worth of crops, including fishery products and resources. City Agriculturist carmencita Sanchez disclosed that the damage when “Paeng” hit the city on 28 and 29 october covered 238.60 hectares of farms planted with agricultural crops and fishery products across the six agricultural districts. “A total of 1,317 fisher folks and 476 farmers for a total of 1,793, were affected,” Sanchez said in a report to Mayor John Dalipe. Of the damage, Sanchez said the hardest hit was the fishery sector and agricultural crops, with P44.8 million and P22.4 million total losses, respectively.

P67.2-M Zambo crops, fisheries destroyed. (2022, November 10). Daily Tribune, p. B15.