Farm damage from ‘Tino’ hits P2.5B

Typhoon “Tino” (international name: Kalmaegi) destroyed P2.49 billion worth of agricultural produce, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA’s final tally on “Tino” showed that the weather disturbance affected 120,361 farmers across eight regions. These include Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western, Eastern and Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen and Caraga. “Affected commodities include rice, corn, cassava,