Tag: rising cost of damages to agricultural crops

Maguindanao declares state of calamity due to El Nino, rat attacks

BULUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 2 (PNA) — The rising cost of damages to agricultural crops has prompted the provincial board to place the entire province under state of calamity, officials said Tuesday. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu, chair of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council, said the provincial legislative body has readily approved his recommendation to put the province under state of calamity as the damages reported by agriculture officials rose to about PHP130 […]