Odette’s onslaught resulted in unprecedented agricultural damage of up to P3 billion throughout Palawan, affecting 5,532 seaweed farmers who rely primarily on their farms as their single source of livelihood. Timbang, along with thousands of coastal farmers throughout the province whose seaweed farms had been decimated, received P2,000 as aid from the provincial government. Seedlings neededLike some seaweed farmers in their local cooperative, Timbang was forced to find other alternative sources of income to provide for the needs of his family. However, the farmers remained primarily concerned on rehabilitating their seaweed farms, lacking available seedlings (propagules/cuttings) locally. Rodrigo Longcayana, leader of seaweed farmers in Sitio Amogues in the coastal village of Calawag in Taytay, also cries for help with almost P2 million losses in seaweed facilities and agrifisheries machinery.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 16, 2022 11:21 UTC