DAMAGE. A rice field owned by an indigenous peoples (IP) farmer is among those damaged by Typhoon Odette in Antique on Dec. 16, 2021. Sonie Guanco, in-charge of the Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO) of the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas in Antique, said in an interview Monday (Jan. 24, 2022) the SURE Aid loan program is up for 233 farmers in the province who had been affected by "Odette". (Photo courtesy of NCIP Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted 233 slots for farmers in Antique who were affected by Typhoon Odette under the Survival and Recovery (SURE) Aid Program. DA Antique Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO) in-charge Sonie Guanco said that under DA's Agricultural Credit and Policy Council (ACPC) SURE Aid loan, eligible farmers may borrow with zero interest. "Each farmer applicant may avail of a maximum amount of PHP10,000 loan payable within three years," he said in