El Niño gripping agri sector in Iloilo, other parts of Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Iloilo and other parts of Western Visayas are among the agricultural areas affected by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, which has resulted in P8.57 billion in nationwide agricultural losses and affected more than 288,000 farmers, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In its second El Niño situation report issued on