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Inquirer.net - Sep 26, 2026

LEGAZPI CITY — El Niño has caused P97.67 million in agricultural losses in Bicol, affecting 2,799 farmers and 1,239.62 hectares of farmland, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Bicol information officer Lovella Guarin told the Inquirer in a phone interview Saturday (Sept. 26) that prolonged dry conditions and below-normal rainfall were causing moisture stress

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