Mindanao quake damage to agri infra reaches P13.33M —Agri dep’t.

The damage sustained by agricultural infrastructure during the series of earthquakes in Davao del Sur and Cotabato last month reached P13.33 million, according to the Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DA-DRRM) Operations Centers.

The initial reported cost of damage at P4.55 million has increased to P13.33 million, the DA-DRRM said in a bulletin.

“The increase in amount is attributed to the additional damages reported in Davao del Sur,” it said.

The damage and losses include rice processing centers, solar-powered irrigation systems, DA guest houses, research experiment station, office and laboratory buildings, DA bunkhouses, cold storage, banana chips processing facility, farm-to-market roads, diversion dams, and warehouses.

The Mindanao has been hit by three strong quakes in October.

The DA said its Regional Field Offices (RFO) 11 and 12 have on-going physical inspection of affected areas to in its continuing assessment of damage and losses.

“On the other hand, relief support has been continuously distributed through the efforts of the Department of Agriculture, in partnership with different government and non-government agencies,” it said. —Ted Cordero/VDS, GMA News