Losses to 'Yolanda' in agri-fishery, infra P8.8 B
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Some P8.865 billion worth of infrastructure projects and agricultural and fishery products have been destroyed and damaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" that hit Capiz and Visayas region in Nov. 8 last year. Final report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) showed that about P4.27 billion worth of infrastructure projects have been damaged by the typhoon. The PDRRMC also reported P3.8 billion and P759 million losses in agriculture and fisheries sector, respectively.
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Celino, F. V. (2014, January 6). Losses to 'Yolanda' in agri-fishery, infra P8.8 B. The Daily Guardian, p. B2.
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Agriculture; Fisheries; Fishery products; Fishery economics; Economics; Hurricanes; Livelihoods; Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) -Region VI; Capiz Electric Cooperative (Capelco); National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP); Pelaez, Esperidion; Diaz, Edgar; Tanco, Victor Sr.
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