Negros Occidental agriculture sector suffers P104.9M damage from southwest monsoon

Negros Occidental has sustained P104.9 million in damage to its agriculture sector, including crops, livestock, and fisheries, due to the southwest monsoon.

Rice and other crops incurred the largest losses, amounting to P101.7 million across 121 barangays.

Fisheries sustained P1.7 million in losses in 15 barangays, while livestock suffered P1.4 million in damage in 172 households.

A total of 55,341 families, comprising 200,782 individuals, were evacuated from 256 barangays in 25 cities and municipalities.

Currently, almost 3,000 families (12,571 individuals) remain in evacuation centers, with an additional 592 families (1,906 persons) staying outside.

Nine landslide incidents occurred, eight of which have been cleared, and 29 areas experienced flooding that has since subsided.

The disaster also resulted in 460 damaged houses, with 34 totally destroyed and 426 partially damaged.

Three local government units – San Enrique, Hinigaran, and La Carlota City – have declared a state of calamity.