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Typhoon damage hit more than P10b

THE combined amount of damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by Typhoons Egay and Falcon and the southwest monsoon (habagat) has reached more than P10 billion.

In its bulletin on Wednesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimated the damage to agriculture and infrastructure at P4.45 billion and P5.81 billion, respectively. It said the recent weather disturbances also affected a total of 1,224,219 families or 4,555,227 persons residing in 5,334 barangays in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon,

Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao region, Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Cordillera region, and National Capital Region.

The NDRRMC also said 7,237 families or 25,702 individuals are still in 352 evacuation centers while 21,043 families or 80,908 persons are receiving

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