THE damage and losses to agriculture caused by El Niño has increased to P5.05 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.

Quoting from a report by the Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Operation Center (DA-DRRMOC), the DA said the increased production loss may be attributed to 276,568 metric tons (MT) of damaged crops on 177,743 hectares of agricultural areas.

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