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In a pre-recorded situation briefing in Tandag City aired Tuesday night, Pimentel made his request directly to President Duterte who presided the meeting.
“Ang immediate needs ko po lalong-lalo na ngayon hindi pa kami tapos mag-rehabilitate ng mga barangay roads ‘yong na- damage niyang Typhoon Vicky (Our immediate needs especially now is we are not done yet in the rehabilitation of village roads damaged by Typhoon Vicky),” he said.
The governor noted that some roads in 200 barangays remain impassable at this time, so he asked for equipment to conduct the repairs.
“We have insufficient equipment,” Pimentel, speaking in Filipino, told Duterte. He cited they were not able to provide for their 17 municipalities and two cities.
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THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said Wednesday that it revised the operating procedures for Magat Dam in Ifugao and Isabela provinces, requiring its administrators to provide 24-hour warning before releasing water as a precaution against future flooding, after large parts of the Cagayan Valley were left under water in the wake of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) in November.
“Warning stations will be activated 24 hours before the preemptive release of water from the Magat Dam, coupled with a public announcement through text blast. An acknowledgement from the affected local government unit (LGU) will also be required three hours after the public announcement of the preemptive release,” NIA said in a statement announcing the release of revised protocols for the dam’s operators.
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The Philippines’ agriculture sector has survived a volcano eruption that blanketed tons of farm yield with ashes and sustained production within three quarters into the pandemic, but it only took three typhoons to expose its vulnerability.
And Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) National Manager Raul Montemayor has one piece of advice to the government, which is to focus on helping farmers and fishermen recover.
“We need to help the farmers first,” Montemayor said in a text exchange, referring to the damage that the recent typhoons, especially Rolly and Ulysses, caused in the lives of poor agriculture stakeholders.
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Agri damage from Vicky reaches nearly ₱130M
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 23) The Department of Agriculture said total damage caused by Typhoon Vicky has reached ₱129.76 million.
In its latest bulletin, the DA said Vicky also affected 16,761 farmers and fisherfolk and 21,008 hectares of agricultural lands with 1,202 metric tons of production loss in the regions of Cagayan Valley, Davao, and Caraga. Affected commodities include rice, corn, high-value crops, livestock, and fisheries.
Bulk of the losses were attributed to rice crops that totaled ₱107.3 million, affecting 19,969 hectares of land with 521 MT of crops.
Corn meanwhile accounted for ₱20.8 million, with 910 hectares of affected land and volume loss of 527 MT. For high value crops, losses were valued at ₱1.34 million, affecting 130 hectares of land with 153 MT of crops.