CEBU, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture has reported that the Western Visayas region suffered agricultural losses exceeding P356 million due to severe weather conditions triggered by the southwest monsoon and aggravated by Super Typhoon Goring and Severe Tropical Storm Hanna .
Six municipalities in Western Visayas have been put under a state of calamity. These include the municipalities of Pototan and Leganes of Iloilo province, Sibalom in Antique, and San Enrique in Negros Occidental. A report from the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas confirmed on Monday, September 4, the death of an eight-year-old girl who drowned after attempting to cross a river in Valderrama town in Antique.
Negros Occidental’s count was at 134,900 affected individuals, while Antique and Guimaras were at 55,804 and 5,405 affected individuals respectively.
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