Farmers in Calasiao, Pangasinan are working hard to save their rice crops after floodwaters from recent typhoons submerged their fields.

In Barangay Ambuetel, farmers like Reny Palma pulled out rice seedlings by hand to replant them.

Their one-hectare farmland was flooded heavily, putting their harvest and investment at risk.

“Gumaganda na ngayon [ang sitwasyon] kasi wala na yung tubig, at wala na sanang dumating na bagyo para maka-recover itong pananim namin,” Palma said.

The Provincial Agriculture Office reported P982 million in agricultural damages in Pangasinan from Typhoons Kristine, Leon, Marce, Nika, and Ofel.

The initial damage from Typhoon Pepito alone reached P80 million, and assessments are still ongoing.

Jonald Bautista from the Provincial Agriculture Office assured affected farmers that assistance is being prepared, including buffer seeds to help restart planting.

“Mostly, meron kaming mga buffer para sa mga farmer. Meron kaming seeds na tinatawag na buffer para doon sa mga nasalanta,” Bautista said.

Nationwide, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) recorded nearly P30 million in agricultural losses due to consecutive typhoons.