Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 13) The agriculture sector may suffer further from the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong.
In a command conference in Malacañang Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piol said that Ompong is expected to affect 1,220,000 hectares of rice and corn fields.
“On a matter of moderate basis, rice will suffer losses amounting to about ?3.6 billion. Worst case scenario, ?7.9 billion,” Piol said.
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