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00:00It's time to bring a bad time to the farmers of Occidental Mindoro.

00:05We have live news from Mob Gonzales.

00:08Mob!

00:13Igan, one of the most affected by the Christine storm,

00:16as well as the Lion storm here in Occidental Mindoro, is agriculture.

00:20And some of the farmers we talked to said that there's nothing left to do.

00:25It's a sunny day, followed by heavy rain.

00:29But Occidental Mindoro residents wish for a change in the weather yesterday due to the Lion storm.

00:35Visibility to the national highway was now zero due to the heavy rain.

00:39But rain or shine, these farmers continue to harvest in the town of Santa Cruz.

00:45We tie it so that it doesn't wither, so that we can use the fruit.

00:50It should have stopped mid-October if the Christine storm didn't hit.

00:55Once it's long, it's no longer possible.

00:57Is this still okay?

00:59Yes, because it can be removed. It can still be turned over.

01:03Three hectares, half an hectare. Half of three!

01:06Ah, one and a half hectares as well.

01:09Yes.

01:10Occidental Mindoro is hit by storms every year.

01:13And every year, it affects the farmers as well.

01:17It needs to be dry so that they can harvest.

01:19If not, when it's wet, the rice will rot before they can harvest.

01:23But now, with just one storm, the Christine storm,

01:26the Pinsala's agricultural value in the province is already at P165 million pesos.

01:32On the other hand, the farmers are working all day.

01:37This year, it's hard.

01:39There's nothing to do.

01:40We try to borrow money to harvest.

01:44But if they have a little hope of harvesting,

01:47others like Adeliza are still waiting.

01:50We haven't harvested yet because the rain won't stop.

01:53My husband went there earlier.

01:55The bottom is already black.

01:58Then there's a part where the rice is already sour.

02:02Adeliza's brother is lucky and has already harvested.

02:05However, they can't dry the rice because of the rain.

02:09However, they can't dry the rice because of the rain.

02:13That's why they covered the rice with a cloth like other farmers.

02:18This is the first time Adeliza has experienced this in 25 years of farming.

02:23The P100,000 that was collected,

02:25it looks like it was already paid for when the storm passed.

02:28We expect to spend that money for our children.

02:33Earlier, we asked for money because of the food there.

02:40I told them that we haven't been able to eat yet.

02:43We can survive for the next few days.

02:45What we're really thinking now is how we can start farming again.

02:54Despite the heavy rain and strong winds here in Mamburao, Occidental, Mindoro,

03:00earlier in the day, there was no electricity.

03:03But now, as you can see, the weather is good.

03:07Ma'am, how many farmers were affected by the storm?

03:16As of now, the accounting of PDR-MO of Occidental, Mindoro is still ongoing

03:20because there are farmers who haven't reported yet

03:23because they're hoping that they can earn more.

03:26But their running total right now is P165 million.

03:30There is no particular number of how many farmers will be affected.

03:34Is there any news if the local government helped the affected farmers?

03:44Ma'am, some of them were already talked to by their municipal agricultural officers.

03:49Some of them said that they have already contacted the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation

03:54so that they can get some money.

03:55However, ma'am, particularly here in PCIC,

03:58they won't be able to get the total cost of their farming.

04:03They said that the losses are still high.

04:07That's why the farmers we talked to are still appealing

04:10that the national government might be able to help them,

04:14especially now that the storm is still here.

04:17Thank you very much. Take care, Ma'am Gonzalez.

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