Manila, Philippine – After two consecutive typhoons, million
worth of crops were destroyed but the Department of Agriculture readied the
assistance needed for the victims.
According to a
Facebook post of DA Secretary Manny Piñol, Agriculture just readied the insurance
payments for the damaged crops, seeds and fertilizers for the farmers to help
them regain their losses.
There is also an emergency loaning program of P25,000 per
family which was extended to all areas affected by typhoons Urduja and Vinta.
Check out the detailed post of Secretary Piñol;
DA READIES INSURANCE PAYMENTS, SEEDS, LOANS FOR TYPHOON
VICTIMS
Insurance payments for crops destroyed, seeds and
fertilizers and an emergency loaning program of P25,000 per family affected are
now being readied by the Department of Agriculture to be extended to areas
affected by the twin typhoons Urduja and Vinta.
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) through its
president Jovy Bernabe earlier said P127-M was readied for release to the
following regions affected by Typhoon Urduja on Dec. 15:
- Region 4B- P 20.1 M for 3,891 farmers
- Region 5- P 27.5 M for 5,344 farmers
- Region 6 - P 26.8 M for 5,125 farmers
- Region 7 - P 25.8 M for 2,826 farmers
The PCIC will update its damage assessments following the
onslaught of a second typhoon, Vinta, which mainly affected regions in the
Southern Philippines.
Asst. Secretary Andrew Villacorta, who is also the Field
Operations head, reported that buffer seeds from other regional offices of the
Agriculture Department are now being shipped to the typhoon affected areas.
Meanwhile, the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC)
through its Executive Director Jocelyn Badiola, has been directed to validate
the number of families of accredited farmers and fisherfolk affected by the
typhoons so they could be granted the SURE loaning program.
The SURE Program which stands for Survival and Recovery,
grants a P25,000 loan package to farming and fisherfolk families affected by
calamities.
Of the amount, P5,000 is given as a grant while the
remaining P20,000 is a no-collateral, no-interest loan payable in 3 years and
designed to assist typhoon victims in the fisheries and agriculture sector to
recover.
Local Government Units of typhoon-affected areas are
required to submit a municipal resolution declaring a state of calamity in
their areas which along with the NDRRMC data will be used as the basis for the
granting of the SURE loans.
Undersecretary Francisco Villano, who is also Chief of Staff
of the DA Secretary, has been directed to ensure the delivery of assistance and
services to the typhoon affected areas.
Source: MannyPiñol
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