Cagayan under state of calamity

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – After Isabela, a state of calamity was also declared in Cagayan due to the worsening dry spell, which has already cost the province nearly P1 billion in crop damage.

Cagayan Vice Gov. Leonides Fausto said the provincial board passed a resolution last Monday placing the province under a state of calamity due to the extensive damage wreaked by the El Niño weather disturbance.

Cagayan, the country’s northernmost mainland province which is a major corn producer, has reportedly sustained some P600 million in corn losses alone.

For its part, Isabela, the country’s leading corn and rice producer, already incurred nearly P2 billion in damage to crops, including vegetables.