KIDAPAWAN CITY — The provincial board of Cotabato placed the province under a state of calamity after crop losses attributed to the dry spell was projected to reach P1 billion. Aid to farmersIn Kidapawan City, at least P18 million in calamity funds will be used to give immediate relief to farmers in villages hit by the dry spell. Reports from the Department of Agriculture in the region said El Niño had affected the provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental and parts of Davao City. Helen Carampatana, Magsaysay municipal agriculturist, said P8 million worth of palay in the town had been destroyed by the dry spell. Bohol has a total of 46,587 ha of rice farms, accounting for 25 percent of the province’s agricultural land.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 14, 2019 21:00 UTC