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El Niño damage hits P151M – DA
By Janine Alexis Miguel
Feb 10, 2024 12:23 am

AGRICULTURAL damage caused by El Niño has risen to P151.3 million, with most of the losses occurring in regions where rice is cultivated, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

In its third and latest El Niño bulletin, the DA said the weather pattern had so far affected 3,291 hectares of rice fields, mostly in the Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula.

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