DESPITE the fact that only 10 out of 47 towns initially reported, the damage of agri-fishery sector of Bohol has now breached P54,439,669.00 due to El Niño from earlier reported of P31 million, as confirmed by provincial agriculturist Liza M. Quirog.
The cost of damage could still rise when some towns report diligently.
The damage wreaked havoc on rice with 97%; corn, 2.30%; and high value crops, 0.16%, the report said.
Clarin town incurred a total of P16,735,208.00, the highest, so far. This followed by Carmen town, P15,503,360.00; Calape, P5,654,428.00; San Miguel, P5,416,260.00; and Bien-Unido town, P4,873,174.00.
Other towns, Trinidad, P2,742,446.00; Valencia, P2,207,180.00; Catigbian, P1,476,234.00; Sevilla, P480,850.00 and President Carlos P. Garcia, P150,480.00.
Quirog told weekly Capitol Reports that over 123 hectares of planted farms will have zero chance of recovery.
Provincial veterinarian Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz said Bien-Unido reported that livestock deaths due to heat stroke “a number of incidents on heat stroke symptoms in livestock across the province have been recorded.”
Governor Aris Aumentado reactivated the El Niño task force after PAGASA pronouncements of El Niño last year to deal with the heat phenomenon.
The provincial government has allocated P7.5M for cloud seeding. (rvo)
