DA reports production loss of P145 M in EV

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in this region reported a total production loss of 43, 306.25 metric tons of rice with a total amount of P145,407,133.27 caused by the insistent rain fall experienced by the region in the early month of this year.

Based on their report, the province of Northern Samar was the most affected among the six provinces in the region with total cost damage on agriculture of P 37,636,155.78

A total 4,051 affected farmers coming from the 21 municipalities out of 24 municipalities in the entire province of Northern were affected due to the heavy rainfall that caused flooding that destroys rice fields.

These municipalities are Allen, Bobon, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, as Navas, Lavezares, Lope De Vega, Mapanas, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, Rosario, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Roque and Victoria.

Leyte Province was second with a total of cost of damage of P35, 362, 929.17 affecting 6,801 farmers coming from 26 municipalities and two cities.

The affected municipalities are Abuyug, Alangalang, Barugo, Baybay, Burauen, Carigara, Capoocan, Dagami, Dulag, Hilongos, Jaro, Javier, Julita, Kananga, La Paz, Leyte, Leyte, Mahplag, Matag-ob, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tabon-tabon, Tanauan and Tolosa, while the cities affected are Ormoc City and Tacloban City.

The province of Samar ranked third with a total of P32, 931,880.60 total cost of damage from the 16 municipalities and from the city of Calbayog affecting 2,992 farmers.

Municipalities affected are Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Jiabong, Marabut, Matuguinao, Motiong, Pagsanghan, Paranas, Pinbacdao, Sto. Niño, San Jorge, San Sebastian and Tarangan.

Eastern Samar has the total damage of P29,258,689.55 from the nine municipalties affecting 6, 917 farmers.

The municipalities affected are Balangkayan, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, Jipapad, Maslog, Oras, San Julian and Taft.

Southern Leyte has a total cost of damage of P5, 910,731.29 from the 11 municipalities in the said province including from Maasin City.

A total of 2,138 farmers were affected from the municipalities of Bontoc, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Macrohon, Saint Bernard, San Francisco, San Juan, Silago and Sogod.

While the province of Biliran was the least affected with a total cost of damage of P306, 746.88 with 44 farmers affected from the three municipalities of Biliran, Caibiran, and Kawayan. (Roel Amazona)