Agricultural losses covered rice, corn, high-value crops, fish and livestock in the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales. Pampanga, the hardest hit province, reported damage to agriculture at P104.86 million and the fishery sector, P88.43 million. In Tarlac, damage to the agriculture sector was P62.37 million, with the rice sector suffering the most with P57 million in losses. Although the province of Aurora was not directly affected by the monsoon rains, its corn sector also suffered losses valued at P5.41 million. Several days of nonstop monsoon rains destroyed 12 houses and partially damaged 7 in Luzon.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2016 14:48 UTC