The amount of damage and losses to agriculture caused by Taal Volcano continuing activity has ballooned to P3.17 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported over the weekend. The fishery sector was hardest hit, accounting for 50.5 percent of the total damage, valued at P1.6 billion and affecting 6,000 cages of tilapia and bangus. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is preparing seven million fingerlings of tilapia, 20,000 shrimp, 50,000 catfish, 100,000 carp and 5,000 ayungin for distribution once aquaculture operations in the lake resume.

Simeon, L. M. (2020, January 20). Taal damage to agri hits P3.2 B. The Philippine Star, p. 14.