Farm damage due to Mayon activity hits P160M

Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/01/24/albay-agridamage1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/01/24/albay-agridamage2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/01/24/albay-agridamage3.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Ash fall due to the activity of the Mayon Volcano has damaged crops in farms around Albay. <cite>Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ash fall due to the activity of the Mayon Volcano has damaged crops in farms around Albay. <cite>Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ash fall due to the activity of the Mayon Volcano has damaged crops in farms around Albay. <cite>Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div><p>LEGAZPI, Albay - Ash fall triggered by Mayon Volcano&#x27;s activity has cost P160 million in damage to farms, officials from the Albay Provincial Agricultural Services said Wednesday.</p><p>Ash from the eruption of the Mayon Volcano covered mostly rice paddies, officials said.</p><p>The government is set to launch a &quot;seedling distribution&quot; program for affected farmers as soon as the volcano stops spewing lava and ash plumes, which began earlier this week.</p><p>Provincial officials are also planning other rehabilitation methods for affected farms. </p><p>As of Wednesday, the Philippines&#x27; most active volcano continued to spew thick pillars of smoke and ash.</p><p>The lava fountain gushed up to 3 to 5 kilometers, while the ash column drifted westward towards the second and third districts of Albay, said Ed Laguerta of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. </p><p>At least 40,000 residents living near the foot of the volcano have fled their homes as alert level 4, the second highest warning in a 5-tier alert system, remains hoisted over parts of the province.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/24/18/mayon-volcano-spews-more-lava-ash">Mayon Volcano spews more lava, ash</a></li></ul>

<p>Ash fall triggered by Mayon Volcano's activity has cost P160 million in damage to farms, officials from the Albay Provincial Agricultural Services said Wednesday.<br /> </p>

Ash fall triggered by Mayon Volcano's activity has cost P160 million in damage to farms, officials from the Albay Provincial Agricultural Services said Wednesday.

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Farm damage due to Mayon activity hits P160M

Farm damage due to Mayon activity hits P160M

Jose Carretero,

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Published Jan 24, 2018 03:19 PM PHT

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