The initial cost of damage to the agriculture sector from Tropical Storm Kristine has reached P9.75 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
The Department of Agriculture is ready to replant farms damaged by Tropical Storm Kristine once floods subside, with seeds and other inputs already prepositioned in agricultural areas on the path of the storm.
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Tropical Storm (TS) Kristine carved a path of ruin impacting on 121 electric cooperatives or 86 of the country's energy infrastructure.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. of the Philippines and Linkham Douangsavanh, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from Lao PDR, convened at the World Food Forum to discuss a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing agricultural collaboration.