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    Typhoon Ulysses' Damage

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    Typhoon Ulysses caused P12.8 billion in damages to the Philippines' agriculture sector according to the Department of Agriculture, much higher than previous estimates of P4 billion. This includes losses to rice, corn, and other crops. However, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council estimated damages of P540 billion which included losses to major irrigation systems, though the DA spokesperson refused to verify this higher number. The National Irrigation Administration separately estimated P2.1 billion in damages to irrigation systems from the typhoon.

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    Typhoon Ulysses' Damage

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    Typhoon Ulysses caused P12.8 billion in damages to the Philippines' agriculture sector according to the Department of Agriculture, much higher than previous estimates of P4 billion. This includes losses to rice, corn, and other crops. However, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council estimated damages of P540 billion which included losses to major irrigation systems, though the DA spokesperson refused to verify this higher number. The National Irrigation Administration separately estimated P2.1 billion in damages to irrigation systems from the typhoon.

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    Typhoon Ulysses caused P12.8 billion in damages to the Philippines' agriculture sector according to the Department of Agriculture, much higher than previous estimates of P4 billion. This includes losses to rice, corn, and other crops. However, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council estimated damages of P540 billion which included losses to major irrigation systems, though the DA spokesperson refused to verify this higher number. The National Irrigation Administration separately estimated P2.1 billion in damages to irrigation systems from the typhoon.

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    Typhoon Ulysses caused P12.8 billion in damages to the Philippines' agriculture sector according to the Department of Agriculture, much higher than previous estimates of P4 billion. This includes losses to rice, corn, and other crops. However, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council estimated damages of P540 billion which included losses to major irrigation systems, though the DA spokesperson refused to verify this higher number. The National Irrigation Administration separately estimated P2.1 billion in damages to irrigation systems from the typhoon.

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    Typhoon Ulysses’ damage

    to the agriculture sector


    at P12.8-B-DA
    TAUHAN: UNDERSECRETARY RICARDO

    JALAD DA SPOKESPERSON NOEL

    REYES TAGPUAN: NCR, AND

    CAGAYAN PUBLISH DATE:

    NOVEMBER 26, 2020


    Typhoon Ulysses’ damage and losses to the agriculture sector grew to P12.8 billion, from
    the previously reported P4 billion, due to production losses at farm commodities like rice,
    corn, high-value crops, among others.
    This is according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Spokesperson Noel Reyes, who refused to
    comment on the latest damage report of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
    Council (NDRRMC), which was issued on Thursday (November 26), that specified that Ulysses
    incurred P540-billion worth of damages to agriculture sector.
    “Ang sa amin ay P12.8 billion lang, hindi ako ang makakasagot ng sa iba [agri sector only
    incurred P12.8 billion so far, I don’t know about the others,” Reyes said in a phone interview,
    referring to agricultural crops and small irrigation facilities that were damaged by the typhoon.
    Asked if he thinks NDRRMC’s data was bloated because there were major irrigation facilities,
    owned by National Irrigation Administration (NIA), that might have been damaged due to
    Ulysses, Reyes refused to answer.
    In a separate inquiry, a NIA staff member mentioned that the country’s irrigation system so far
    incurred P2.1 billion worth of damages due to Ulysses.
    NIA, which used to be under DA and is now a government-owned and controlled corporation, is
    responsible for the country’s irrigation development and management.
    The staff also refused to comment on the NDRRMC report, which cited DA and NIA as sources of
    its report. Based on NDRRMC’s detailed report, which was already corrected, Typhoon ‘Ulysses’
    left more than P540 billion damage in agriculture alone, with Cagayan Valley being the hardest
    hit region sustaining P248 billion in damages.
    Bicol region was next, having to suffer from almost P159 billion in damage, while MIMAROPA
    reported P56 billion in damage.
    The NDRRMC even reported P349 million worth of agricultural damage in the National Capital
    Region (NCR).
    Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, the executive director of the NDRRMC, said the figures came
    during the rapid damage assessment by the government agencies in the affected areas in the
    past days.
    Later on, NDRRMC issued a correction on its damage report, saying that Ulysses’ damage to the
    agriculture sector so far is only around P4.72 billion, which also doesn’t match what Reyes said.
    NDRRMC also stripped NCR off the list of the ‘agricultural’ areas affected, since NCR is not
    necessarily an agriculture area.
    Thank You!

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