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By Eunice Sheene Fulgencio
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ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon give various assistance programs to the victims of typhoons “Karen” and “Lawin.”
DA provincial chief Celerina Miranda said they have already completed the report of damages caused by the two typhoons right after their landfall since last week which included the proposed rehabilitation plan for the affected farmers.
“We had an overtime of work just to submit these report requirements to top management so that immediate release of calamity assistance will also be released on time,” she said.
Miranda also added that in Nueva Vizcaya alone, typhoon “Karen” has damaged more than 5,000 hectares of rice plantations while typhoon “Lawin” also devastated more than 6,500 hectares of the same crop.
On high value crops, Miranda said typhoon “Karen” destroyed more than 168.7 hectares plantations in the province while “Lawin” damaged more than 200 hectares.
“Typhoon ‘Lawin’ devastated those remaining plantations that typhoon ‘Karen’ spared. With this, we are encouraging our farmers to report any damage on their crops no matter how small it is,” Miranda said.
She also advised farmers to closely coordinate with their Agricultural Extension Workers so that their crop damages will be fully reported and validated.
Miranda further added, “They should also contact them regularly so that they will be updated on our programs, projects and assistance later.” (With a report from PIA)/PN
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