A member of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board) of Mindoro Occidental has urged the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy typhoon-damaged palay (unmilled rice) from farmers in Occidental Mindoro.

Board member Diana Apigo-Tayag said this would help the local farmers who were severely affected by Typhoons "Lanie" and "Maring" that consecutively hit the province.

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