The Department of Agriculture (DA) has called for the revival of the Davao-Agusan River Basin Development Council as part of long-term solutions to the perennial problem of flooding in the region.

During a meeting with local officials, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the governors of of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley sought the reactivation of the council to address the causes of floods, which have caused millions of pesos worth of damage to agriculture.

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