ILAGAN, Isabela: Farmers in this northern part of the province are complaining of a continuous dry spell that has damaged at least P11-million worth of crops amid the onset of the rainy season.

The provincial agriculture office here said they received damage assessment reports showing at least 5,000 hectares of rice and corn farmlands affected by the prolonged drought in this country’s leading agriculture province.

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