AID TO AFFECTED FARMERS. Department of Agriculture - Caraga (DA-13) Regional Executive Director Ricardo Onate Jr. (center), in a press conference Friday (Jan. 28, 2022), says a total of PHP153,834,840 worth of assistance have so far been provided to the agriculture sector in Caraga which was hit by Typhoon Odette. Data from the DA-13 said the agriculture sector in the region incurred losses amounting PHP2,225,209,990, affecting 20,252 farmers. (PNA photo by Alexander Lopez) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture - Caraga (DA-13) has so far provided PHP153,834,840 worth of assistance to farmers in the region who were badly hit by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a press conference Friday, DA-13 Executive Director Ricardo Onate Jr. said of the total funds released for immediate responses, PHP12,762,430 was sourced from the available resources of DA-13 and assistance from the other DA offices in Mindanao. A total of PHP141,072,410 was taken from the Quick Response Fund for Ty