D.A., tiniyak ang pagbibigay ng ‘insurance’ sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda na maaapektuhan ng El Niño

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00:00 The Department of Agriculture has promised to provide insurance or protection to fishermen affected by El Niño.

00:09 This is in accordance with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to help those affected by the phenomenon.

00:18 According to the DA, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation has a 1.8 billion pesos fund for multi-risk cover insurance.

00:27 Under the program, the target is to provide 10,000 pesos financial assistance to farmers or fishermen

00:35 who have an acre of rice or fish farms affected by El Niño and other natural calamities.

00:43 Aside from floods, storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other calamities,

00:49 insurance also covers farmers or fishermen affected by the disease or calamity.

00:58 The best thing is, before you plant, you should insure the area you are planting, especially if it is rice.

01:07 Now, you have El Niño, you should insure it.

01:10 We invite you to go to your nearest PCIC or Regional Field Office

01:17 or to the Municipal and Provincial Agriculture Office

01:22 so that you can get an insurance premium and cover your costs.