Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said that Super Typhoon "Karding's" damage to the agriculture sector has ballooned to P1.97 billion.

In its latest report, the DA said that at least 1,489,091 hectares of farmlands with a combined volume of production of 114,446 metric tons were destroyed in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) and Bicol Region.

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