P13.17-M crop losses reported in Calabarzon due to habagat

LUCENA CITY — An estimated 502 hectares of farms tilled by 532 farmers in Calabarzon were affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, with crop losses estimated at P13.17 million, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Region IV-A said on Wednesday. NIA Regional Manager Roberto Dela Cruz said the affected areas were in Laguna,