'Ompong' costs agriculture P16B
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Total damage and losses to the agriculture sector caused by Typhoon “Ompong” have reached P16.76 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The figure breached the agency’s P13.2-billion damage projection in a “worst case scenario,” and was still expected to go up as the DA-Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Operation Center (DA-DRRMOC) continued to monitor effects of the typhoon on the farm sector. In the fisheries sector, damage and losses were placed at P6.94 million in production and facilities/equipment, including tilapia ponds, fish cages, FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) boats, dikes and breeding tanks in Cagayan Valley.
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Gomez, E. J. (2018, September 20). 'Ompong' costs agriculture P16B. The Manila Times, p. A2.
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