Table 13. Damage and Losses, by Commodity

Province No. of Farmers/ Fisherfolks Affected Production Loss in Volume (MT) Areas Affected –Partially Damaged (Ha)

Guimaras Iloilo Negros Occidental

Total

Source: PDNA Report

19,650 49,524 59,349 159,130

26,649.69 71,402.03 119,575.38 237,920.03

5,546.60 41,269.06 41,269.06 99,464.96

Table 13. Damage and Losses, by Commodity

COMMODITY Aklan Antique Capiz Guimaras Iloilo

Negros Occidental TOTAL VALUE

Crops

Rice

9,944,229.28 109,504,973.82 212,720,256.00 397,894,614.33 1,094,739,974.27 2,831,934,620.80 4,656,738,668.50

7,658,255.28 69,762,167.16 159,098,486.00 159,691,534.89 692,274,839.95 1,079,704,809.43 2,168,190,092.71

Corn

- 3,778,376.28 50,459,420.00 1,703,669.90 206,262,510.55 36,513,092.25 298,717,068.98 High Value Crops 2,260,000.00 35,616,140.38 3,162,350.00 236,451,941.54 196,091,239.77 1,653,579,320.25 2,127,160,991.94 Coconut 25,974.00 348,290.00 - 47,468.00 73,884.00 62,071,070.87 62,566,686.87 Cassava - - - - 37,500.00 66,328.00 103,828.00

Livestock and 312,000.00 501,455.00 12,625.00 216,200.00 3,247,635.00 407,170,406.52 411,460,321.52Poultry Agricultural Infrastructure - 110,130.00 - 1,130,000.00 597,000.00 358,157,000.00 359,994,130.00

Irrigation - - - - - 78,365,000.00 78,365,000.00 Farm Structures - 110,130.00 - 1,130,000.00 597,000.00 279,792,000.00 281,629,130.00 Machineries/ Equipment

- 60,000.00 - - - 431,500.00 491,500.00

Fisheries - 61,986,800.00 4,860,592.00 185,513,870.00 77,124,460.00 400,801,154.00 730,286,876.00 Aquaculture - 36,293,100.00 3,758,062.00 162,229,020.00 36,715,750.00 356,799,554.00 595,795,486.00 Capture Fisheries - 25,693,700.00 1,102,530.00 21,740,750.00 40,408,710.00 42,515,100.00 131,460,790.00 BFAR Facilities - - - - - 681,500.00 681,500.00 Post Harvest - - - 1,544,100.00 - 805,000.00 2,349,100.00

GRAND TOTAL 10,256,229.28 172,163,358.82 217,593,473.00 584,754,684.33 1,175,709,069.27 3,998,494,681.32 6,158,971,496.02 % of TOTAL 0.17% 2.80% 3.53% 9.49% 19.09% 64.92% 100.00%

Source: PDNA Report

Rice crops sustained the highest value of damages and losses amounting to PHP2.17 billion, followed by High-Value Crops at PHP2.13 billion and Fisheries at PHP730 million. Damage to rice crops was caused by widespread flooding and lodging due to strong winds. For high-value crops, damage and losses was mainly due to the large volume of totally damaged bananas and fruit trees in the province of Negros Occidental.

For the fisheries sub-sector, the majority of damages and losses were in aquaculture amounting to PHP595.80 million. This covers 2,376 hectares of affected shellfish, seaweeds and fish commodities. Damages and losses to capture fisheries include fishing boats, engines and gears. Several BFAR facilities were also reported to have sustained damage that needed rehabilitation and repair.

For livestock and poultry, 99 percent of total damage and losses, which amounted to PHP407.17 million, were incurred in Negros Occidental where many commercial chicken farms were devastated by the typhoon. Under agricultural infrastructures, 78.2 percent of damaged farm structures amounting to PHP281.63 million were mostly housing of poultry and livestock animals house/pen that was partially to totally damaged by the strong winds. Several communal irrigation facilities in the region were also

destroyed because of the typhoon. Details on this and other agricultural infrastructures are further discussed under the Infrastructure Sector section of this Plan.

Damage to agricultural assets and the disruption in the delivery of agricultural services contributed to the temporary increase in prices of agricultural commodities. Affected farmers and fisherfolks cited the non-availability of seeds, lack of fresh capital, and high prices of input supplies as factors affecting their ability to restart farming activities following the disaster. Financial needs for recovery and reconstruction are estimated at PHP3.1 billion. The proposed investment program for the rehabilitation and recovery of the agriculture and fisheries sector is discussed in Chapter 4.

Livelihood and Business Development

Among the major economic activities under the industry and services sector are manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade services. These sub-sectors had the highest contributions to the region’s GRDP in 2020, at PHP93 million (11 percent) and PHP159 million (19 percent), respectively. The performance of these sub-sectors was greatly affected by health and economic measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in decelerated growth. The manufacturing subsector slowed down from 6.6 percent to -3.3 percent and wholesale and retail trade services, from 4.6 percent to -3.6 percent for the period 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, respectively.

The tourism industry had also been a major economic driver for the Region and a major contributor to overall tourist arrivals and receipts of the country. Before the pandemic, Western Visayas had been a favored MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) and travel destination both by local and foreign tourists. But because of lockdown measures and travel restrictions implemented to curb the spread of COVID19, tourist arrivals and receipts steeply declined. Tourism arrivals in the region was down by 81.9 percent, from 5.8 million in 2019 to only 1.1 million in 2020. Consequently, tourism receipts decreased by 82.6 percent from PHP131.1 billion to PHP22.8 billion for the same period.

The eventual easing of travel and quarantine restrictions and the ongoing vaccination roll-out enabled the economy to slowly recover as businesses gradually increased their operational capacities. This growth momentum, however, was interrupted by the devastation brought by Typhoon Odette to livelihoods and businesses in many parts of the region. The typhoon caused physical damage and disruptions in the movement of goods and people, prompting temporary business closure in affected areas. This resulted in income losses and financial burden with much resources needed for repair and/or replacement of damaged inventory, equipment and property. Disruptions in economic activities further translated to foregone income and wages.

Industry, Trade and Services

The industry, trade and services sector was not exempted from the devastating effects of Typhoon Odette. It was reported that a total of 2,188 MSMEs in 38 LGUs in the provinces of Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Guimaras were affected. Damages and losses to the sector were reported at PHP179.6 million, 52 percent of which was contributed by enterprises engaged in trading. Negros Occidental suffered the most among the provinces with 2,008 affected MSMEs with reported damages and losses