Villages lose P5M in crops

Inna Mejia 01/24/2017

Crop losses incurred by 13 mountain barangays in Cebu City have reached over P5 million with five hectares of farm land affected by last week’s downpour, the City Agriculture Office said yesterday. Asst. City Agriculturist Arleigh Gesta…

Damage to 10 Cebu City brgys: P1.9M

Inna Mejia 01/20/2017

RECENT landslides in at least 10 mountain barangays in Cebu City have resulted to P1.9 million worth of damaged crops and livestock. Arlie Gesta, assistant head of the City Agriculture Department (CAD), said that these damaged crops…

Veggie output drops in scorched farmlands

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/22/2016

Farmlands in Mantalongon, Dalaguete in southern Cebu, parched due to lack of rain since the start of the year, have started to crack. Some crops have withered, while the growth of others has been stunted. “Sa 30…

Crop damages reach P186M in Cebu

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/18/2016

CROP damages worth P186 million were sustained by 22 towns in Cebu due to the dry spell, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said. PDRRMO chief Baltazar Tribunalo said results of their rapid assessment showed that…

Crop losses hit P58M in Cebu

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/14/2015

ABOUT 17 towns and four cities in Cebu province have sustained damage to crops worth P58.2 million as of June 8, the Provincial Agriculture Office said last Friday. After the submission of their respective damage assessment reports,…

174 hectares of crops in four areas damaged

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/01/2015

The dry spell damaged 174.67 hectares of crops in at least four Cebu towns and cities. Dr. Roldan Saragena said the El Niño phenomenon has affected the towns of Samboan and Sibonga and the cities of Talisay…

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