CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—Damage to agriculture and infrastructure in areas devastated by recent monsoon rains in Central Luzon has been estimated at P256.91 million.
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said agriculture suffered about P256.89 million in losses, while damage to facilities used for fishing was initially reported at P11,000.
Agricultural losses covered rice, corn, high-value crops, fish and livestock in the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales.
The rice sector took the biggest hit with losses running into P135.85 million, followed by the fishery sector with P100.28 million; corn, P12.15 million; high-value crops, P8.05 million; and livestock, P500,875.
Pampanga was the hardest hit among the provinces in the region with damage to agriculture reported at P104.86 million, and the fishery sector, P88.43 million. Its rice sector sustained P15.59 million in losses; corn, P739,050; and high-value crops, P96,200.