Typhoon Lando’s impact on economic growth will be minimal even with farm and infrastructure losses in the billions of pesos, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan told reporters.

“For the entire year, the number P7 billion is just 0.6 percent of agricultural value-added. So for the entire GDP (gross domestic product), it’s much more insignificant,” he said.

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