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Damage to agriculture due to 'Florita' rises to P1.13B
By Bella Cariaso
Aug 28, 2022 12:12 am

(UPDATE) SEVERE Tropical Storm Florita's damage to agriculture has climbed to P1.13 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday.

In its latest report, the DA said the typhoon affected 6,647 farmers in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Bicol Region.

A farmer inspects her corn farm damaged at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Florita in Cabagan town, Isabela province on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, a day after the tropical storm barreled the province. AFP PHOTO

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