CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Pangasinan has incurred P127 million in farm damage due to the combined effects of tropical storms Maymay and Luis and the southwest monsoon over the past 13 days. Palay suffered the biggest losses at P89,504,252, followed by vegetables and fruits at P18,546,979, and corn at P1,939,020, according to a report from the Pangasinan Provincial Agriculture Office. Jonald Bautista, rice report officer of the agriculture office, said most of the damaged palay were in the vegetative stage, or about 46 to 50 days old, which is among the most vulnerable stages of the crop. READ: Mangaldan in Pangasinan placed […]...Keep on reading: Pangasinan farm damage hits P127M from heavy rains