P74.5-M damage to agriculture as Taal unrest continues – NDRRMC 0 SHARES Share it! “A total of P74,549,300 worth of damage to agriculture was incurred in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite,” NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said in a situation report. Known for its “kapeng barako,” Batangas’ coffee industry incurred the biggest loss in the (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) Calabarzon worth P69.105 million when Taal started spewing volcanic ash over the weekend. Cavite lost several hundreds of chickens and carabaos which has an equivalent of P65,000 worth of damage in its livestock. At least 10,000 families or 43,681 individuals were temporarily sheltered at 217 evacuation centers in Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 15, 2020 02:14 UTC