LEGAZPI CITY — Severe Tropical Storm Kristine left over P2 billion worth of damage to agriculture, affecting 37,795 farmers and fishermen across the Bicol Region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said in an initial report on Monday.
DA Bicol regional spokesman Lovela Guarin told The Manila Times that the flooding — the worst in over five decades in Bicol — left damaged crops, livestock, fisheries and agriculture infrastructure.
