The two tropical storms that soaked Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon damaged P565 million worth of crops, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday.

The DA’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC) said the rice sector incurred the heaviest damage at P428 million, followed by the fisheries sector, P136 million.

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