Damage to the farm and fisheries sectors caused by the current dry spell has reached P8 billion, a top Agriculture official said yesterday. "As of this date, the P8-billion damage is the more verified one. There are reports of bigger damage [like the P11 billion as of Mar. 1 reported last week], but [the P8 billion] is the one that was already validated by our regions," Acting Agriculture Secretary Bernie G. Fondevilla told reporters yesterday.

Dry spell damage now at P8-B. (2010, March 12). The Daily Guardian, p. 5.