DA: Agri damage from storms, habagat tops P1B

MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural damage from typhoons Luis and Maymay, along with the enhanced southwest monsoon, has hit P1.03 billion, with over half stemming from damaged rice (palay). This marked a nearly 50-percent increase from the P689.66 million in damage estimated by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as of Aug. 13. READ: A week of