'Henry,' 'Inday' cause P564M in damage to agri, fisheries — DA

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July 25, 2018
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Tropical Storms Henry and Inday wrought millions' worth of damage to the agriculture and fisheries sectors, the Department of Agriculture said.Accroding to the DA's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center, both sectors suffered an aggregate loss of P564.19 million.The agriculture sector suffered P428.03 million worth of losses, with 26,667 hectares of rice paddies damaged in the provinces of Pangasinan, Tarlac, Batangas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Batangas, Rizal, Laguna, Occidental Mindoro, Negros Occidental and Aklan. This translated to an estimated 314 metric tons of production loss. A total of 1,3338 bags of rice were also washed out as seedbeds were likewise affected.
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'Henry,' 'Inday' cause P564M in damage to agri, fisheries — DA. (2018, July 25). Panay News, pp. B1, B6.
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