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Debris litters Purok 7 Nonong Casto in lemery, Batangas as residents clean their possessions and clear the mud from their homes on  on October 29, 2024, days after their home was inundated by floods brought by severe tropical storm Kristine. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Jervis Manahan

Victoria Tulad

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173070358918820241029-kristine-aftermath-lemery-JC-16.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Debris litters Purok 7 Nonong Casto in Lemery, Batangas as residents clean their possessions and clear the mud from their homes on October 29, 2024, days after their home was inundated by floods brought by severe tropical storm Kristine. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The agricultural damage due to severe tropical storm Kristine has reached P5.75 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday.</span> </p><p>Kristine struck the Philippines in late October and left a trail of death and destruction. Shortly after, another damaging storm followed, with yet another now threatening the nation.</p><p>Rice suffered the largest damage at P4.25 billion, followed by high-value crops at P847 million, fisheries at P403 million, and corn and cassava at P100 million, DA spokesperson Arnel de Mesa told Balita Pilipinas Ngayon.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/10/31/rice-supply-sufficient-in-areas-ravaged-by-kristine-leon-da-1436" id="isPasted">Rice supply sufficient in areas ravaged by Kristine, Leon - DA</a></div><p>The most significant damage was recorded in the Bicol Region, with losses reaching nearly P3 billion. Mimaropa and Cagayan Valley followed with P646 million and P621 million <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">in agricultural losses, respectively. </span></p><p>De Mesa warned that crop damage could lead to higher vegetable prices. He explained that during typhoons, prices typically rise by around 10 to 15 percent, depending on the areas affected.</p><p>But he noted that vegetable prices usually stabilize quickly after calamities, often within two weeks. He added that alternative sources of vegetables from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao were being tapped.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/4/marcos-admin-committed-to-strengthening-disaster-risk-reduction-response-efforts-1243" id="isPasted">Marcos Jr says admin committed to strengthening disaster risk reduction, response efforts</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>INSURANCE CLAIMS</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><p>The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation has allocated P667 million in indemnification for over 30,000 insured farmers affected by the storm, with each receiving between P15,000 to P25,000, De Mesa said.</p><p>He said the affected farmers were identified through digitalization and coordination with local governments. </p><p>Indemnification funds to insured farmers should be available within two weeks, he said. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/4/marce-may-become-a-typhoon-when-it-reaches-northern-luzon-pagasa-1159" id="isPasted">Marce may become a typhoon when it reaches northern Luzon: PAGASA</a></div><p>The DA also prepositioned P541 million worth of rice seed, corn, and vegetables for insured and non-insured farmers.</p><p>The Agricultural Credit Policy Council meanwhile has P500 million for survival and recovery loans amounting to P25,000 for affected farmers and fishermen.</p><p>A quick-response fund of P1 billion for rehabilitation and recovery was also allotted, while Kadiwa Centers have been opened in affected areas.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/11/4/gasoline-down-diesel-up-in-first-week-of-november-945" id="isPasted">Gasoline down, diesel up in first week of November</a></div>

<p>The agricultural damage due to severe tropical storm Kristine has reached P5.75 billion, the Department of Agriculture said Monday.</p>

The agricultural damage due to severe tropical storm Kristine has reached P5.75 billion, the Department of Agriculture said Monday.

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Kristine agri damage at P5.75 billion; farmers' insurance claims out in two weeks

Jervis Manahan,

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Nov 04, 2024 03:40 PM PHT

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