Malate, Manila – As of 3PM of April 17, the catastrophic impact of El Niño in MiMaRoPa left the region with 8, 311 affected farmers or fisherfolks in 38 municipalities.
In Oriental Mindoro, there are 151 affected farmers in municipalities of Bansud, Mansalay and Pinamalayan while there are 1,564 devastated farmers or fisherfolks in municipalities of Looc, Lubang, Magsaysay, San Jose, Sta. Cruz, Mamburao, and Sablayan Occidental Mindoro. Most of them are watermelon, onion, garlic and corn growers.
On the other hand, there are 100 affected farmers or fisherfolks in municipalities of Alcantara, San Andres, Odiongan and Ferrol Romblon while there are 809 distraught farmers or fisherfolks in municipalities of Boac, Mogpog, Torrijos and Buenavista Marinduque.
Palawan experienced the greatest impact of El Niño . A total of 5,687 affected farmers or fisherfolks in ten (10) municipalities of Palawan has been reported.
DSWD MiMaRoPa, in coordination with other concerned agencies, is doing its peak effort in order to provide the necessary assistance to the affected areas.
As of today, April 18, there are 4,748 family food packs prepositioned and ready for distribution.
In line with this, a total amount of Php 206,000.00 cash for work has already been provided to 100 beneficiaries for the cleaning of irrigation canals and water lily impounding facility in the four (4) municipalities of Romblon: Alcantara, San Andres, Odiongan and Ferrol.
In order to ensure support to relief operations, the department is finalizing the El Nino Deployment Plan for immediate implementation. Also, there is an on-going repacking of goods at Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) field offices in MiMaRoPa.
DSWD is constantly coordinating with the Local Government Units (LGUs) and Municipal Agriculturist of MiMaRoPa for on-site validation or assessment of affected families.###