A senator on Friday urged the government to adopt a weather-triggered insurance and a sustained release of food, farm input and financial grants to those affected by super typhoon “Lawin.”

Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that agencies such as the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Department of Agriculture (DA) could adopt the insurance.

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