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Regional Updates (11/23/20)
Agricultural damage from Typhoon Ulysses has increased to P4.18 billion, impacting 106,619 farmers and 106,489 hectares of land.
The typhoon caused production losses of 174,383 metric tons of produce.
Rice accounted for 50% of the total agricultural damage, amounting to P2.07 billion.
Other affected subsectors include high-value crops (P932.93 million), fisheries (P711.95 million), corn (P402.18 million), livestock (P52.16 million), and irrigation (P11.86 million).
The regions most affected by losses are the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and Zamboanga Peninsula.
The Department of Agriculture attributed the increase in reported values to updated reports from CAR, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon.
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Typhoon Ulysses caused at least P3.84 billion in agricultural damage and losses, affecting over 104,000 farmers and fisherfolk.
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Typhoon Ulysses caused an estimated PHP16 billion in damage to agriculture and infrastructure.
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has rectified earlier figures on agriculture damage caused by Typhoon Ulysses, revising the reported P540 billion to P4.7 billion due to a mix-up in reported counts.
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The death toll from Typhoon Ulysses remains at 73, with 24 injured and 19 still missing, according to the NDRRMC.
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Typhoon Ulysses affected approximately 3.8 million individuals or over 932,000 families across Regions I, II, III, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, V, NCR, and CAR.
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