D.A. assures assistance to farmers affected by successive weather disturbances

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00:00Often, when weather disturbances occur, especially when they happen in succession, one of the

00:06hardest hit are those who till the soil to ensure we all have food to eat.

00:11Thus, the Department of Agriculture made the assurance that affected farmers will receive

00:15the necessary assistance to help them continue with their trade and help the country achieve

00:21food security.

00:22PTV's Ryan Leziguez tells us more.

00:27The Department of Agriculture or DA assured immediate assistance for farmers affected

00:32by the series of typhoons that hit the country.

00:34According to the latest data from the DA, the damage left by typhoons Christine and

00:39Marseille has reached over P10 billion.

00:42Of this amount, nearly 60 percent or approximately P6 billion is from rice crops.

00:47The commodity banner programs of the Department of Agriculture have buffer seeds in every

00:55region.

00:56So that is the main thing we are mobilizing so that we could provide immediate support.

01:01But as to when it is cleared and they would really assess the extent of the damage, we

01:08are also accepting proposals for rehabilitations that we are sending under the Quick Response Fund.

01:15It is expected that the agricultural damage will increase, especially as Typhoon Nica has

01:19just passed.

01:21Because of this, there is a high possibility that rice production will decrease.

01:25Meanwhile, the procession of typhoons within the Philippine area of responsibility or power

01:30is not new.

01:31At the Quezon City Journalist Incorporated Forum, Annalisa Solis, Chief of Climate Monitoring

01:36and Prediction at PAGASA said this also happened in 1951 when up to seven typhoons ravaged

01:43the country while six typhoons entered in the same month in 1948.

01:48Solis emphasized the nation is experiencing a La Niña-like condition where the probability

01:54of rainfall from typhoons increases.

01:57Our ITC set is very active because usually this is the breeding places of tropical cyclone.

02:04So since the ITC set is very active, every low pressure system of the ITC set is developed

02:11into tropical cyclone.

02:13Since November, three consecutive typhoons have already entered the port, Marcy, Nica

02:18and Ofel.

02:19PAGASA reminds the public to remain alert as two to three more typhoons are expected

02:24to hit the country before the end of the year.

02:28From PTV, Ryan Lisigues, Balitang Pambansa.

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