Egay, 'habagat' leave P103-M infra, agri damage in P’sinan

By Hilda Austria 

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office recorded P70.2 million in damage to agriculture and P32.9 million to infrastructure as a result of Typhoon Egay and enhanced southwest monsoon.
    In a report furnished by PDRRM officer Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro, the Provincial Agriculture Office said most of the damage to agriculture was on corn, amounting to P40.7 million, followed by palay worth P22.6 million, PHP5 million for high-value crops, and P876,200 in fishery.
    Corn production suffered the most as the crops were due for harvesting during the onslaught of the typhoon.
    Damage to livestock, on the other hand, amounted to P1.1 million.
    Oro said damage to infrastructure amounted to P32.9 million, mostly on provincial roads.
    The damages were reported in 15 towns and one city of the province.
    Oro added 89 houses were partially damaged while 14 were totally destroyed.
    No casualties have been recorded in the province.

Meanwhile, four local government units (LGUs) --Dagupan City and the towns of Calasiao, Mangatarem and Sta. Barbara declared a state of calamity due to the effects of the typhoon, particularly flooding.

Vice Governor Mark Lambino, during a briefing with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Ilocos Norte on Saturday, said the provincial government has augmented some LGUs in the provision of relief goods.

"We are also extending our support to the neighboring provinces in Ilocos Region who are most affected by the typhoon," he said.

During the briefing, Lambino received on behalf of the province a PHP15-million assistance from the national government to the affected Pangasinenses. -- PNA