Residents wade through floods in Macabebe. Pampanga Cabalen FB photograb
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Persistent rains caused by the southwest monsoon have caused P268,365,663 damage to crops and fisheries in Pampanga.
The office of the provincial agriculturist said the assessment came from eleven municipalities that submitted reports on the damages covering their areas.
As of Tuesday, the damage in the palay sector has reached P183,125,542, with Lubao town suffering the most at P78,938,895, followed by San Luis with P41,526,267, and Apalit with P34,418,807.
The other towns with their corresponding amount of damages in palay crops are Candaba at P 21,679,177, Mexico at P5,289,600, and Magalang at P106,665.
While Minalin town listed a minimal damage of P31,500 in palay, it registered P100,000 in high value crops.
Magalang also sustained losses on its corn crops worth P50,625.
In the fisheries sector, total damage is currently at P85,089,496. Most of the losses were reported in the fourth district towns of Minalin with P35,895,950; Masantol with P25,986,620; and Macabebe with P8,007,660.
In the second district, Sasmuan reported P15,199,266 worth of damage to its fisheries sector.
Per report of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management office on Monday, 120 barangays in Pampanga remained underwater at depths of one to three feet.
