The Department of Agriculture (DA) has granted farmers in the municipality of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro a total of ₱18.67 million in aid on August 7 to support their recovery from the effects of consecutive storms Crising, Dante, and Emong, accompanied by the Southwest Monsoon or “Habagat.”

Included in the ₱18.67 million aid are: ₱3.3 million worth of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, rice and hybrid corn seeds; ₱776,008.85 in damages compensation for 74 farmers; two units of four-wheel drive tractors that cost ₱4.6 million; and ₱10 million for the Agricultural Credit Policy Council-Survival and Recovery (SURE) Loan Program, which may be availed through the Occidental Mindoro Cooperative Bank.

This initiative is in line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.’s directive to deliver immediate support for farmers affected by calamities.