Pangasinan lost P508.190-M in damaged crops, farms due to rains

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Pangasinan farmers and fisherfolk lost P508,190,000 to floods caused by tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, as well as the southwest monsoon that brought tremendous amounts of rain to the province.  Provincial Agriculture Officer Dalisay Moya reported to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan that the rice sector incurred the biggest loss, with 9,859 hectares tilled