“Maring” damaged P356-M palay
LINGAYEN—The biggest damage caused by Typhoon Maring to the province was on rice farms, destroying more than P356 million worth of crops, according to the final report of the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC).
About 11,213 hectares of farmlands in 36 towns were severely hit.
Meanwhile, loss in other agricultural components are as follows: P11,589.564 of high value corns and crops (HVCC), P29,217,995 of fishery, and P181,500 of livestock.
The HVCC loss affected farmers in nine towns and cities: Mangatarem, Urdaneta City, Labrador, Alaminos City, Bayambang, Sta. Maria, Bautista, Calasiao, and San Carlos City.
Other crops destroyed were: ampalaya, eggplant, tomato, stringbeans, okra, pepper, squash, upo, patola, and peanut.
Meanwhile, the damage in fishery affecting eight towns included loss in fry, fingerlings, and marketable bangus, malaga, prawn, and tilapia.
In infrastructure, the estimated cost of damage reached P24 million, including the Barangay Dupo Bridge in Binmaley; Dorongan Bridge, Lingayen; and provincial roads connecting barangays Maniboc, Sabangan, and Pangapisan in Lingayen.
On human toll, there were four casualties with one still missing in Bayambang as of Aug. 28.
PDRRMC Officer-in-Charge Ret. Col. Fernando De Guzman said the council, in cooperation with the victim’s families and attached agencies, is still conducting retrieving operations.
“I believe nasa dagat na ‘yan,” he said of the missing person’s body who drowned August 19.
The monsoon rains exacerbated by Typhoon Maring flooded at least 15 towns, affecting 219 barangay, 46,947 families or 233,278 persons with Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Aguilar, and Binmaley declared under state of calamity.
Relief operations were carried out by the provincial government with contributions from agencies such as the Department of Social and Welfare Development through Senator Allan Peter Cayetano, and the Office of Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Cayetano visited the province and met with Gov. Amado Espino last August 23 while Binay visited on August 26.–Johanne R. Macob
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