Benguet crop loss worst in Cordillera

BAGUIO CITY—The strong monsoon rains that have been pouring in the Cordillera region for nearly three weeks now have cost vegetable-producing Benguet province up to P446.55 million in farm losses, according to data consolidated by the Regional Development Council on Wednesday. Benguet’s losses accounted for some 94.31 percent of the total P473.474 million in agricultural