00:00Earthquakes hit Baguio City on a daily basis.
00:05Due to the bad weather, the supply of vegetables is also affected,
00:10which could lead to a loss of life.
00:12Sandra Aguinaldo was live on the scene.
00:16Sandra?
00:19The earthquake hit Baguio City on a daily basis.
00:27We also went to La Trinidad, Benguet,
00:30where the earthquake had a direct effect on the vegetables.
00:39After a heavy downpour in Baguio City,
00:43in the CCTV footage,
00:45we can see the two men rushing to save their motorcycle
00:50when the earthquake hit Victoria Village.
00:54The reprop of a residential compound was damaged.
01:00Adam Alcoriza lost his motorcycle.
01:03I hesitated if I should do this or not.
01:06I think I can still do it.
01:08That's why we saved the motorcycle.
01:11It's only been three years since the reprop was done.
01:14It was also in Baguio.
01:16The water was passing through there.
01:18That's why it broke.
01:20This landslide happened before the earthquake hit,
01:24so it was necessary to close the road
01:28because it's only a short distance.
01:31The LGUs also responded to the falling trees
01:36in different parts of the city.
01:38One of the trees was damaged by a car.
01:40In Ferdinand, a big tree also collided with the road.
01:45That's why several government agencies
01:48were called to help open the road quickly.
01:51Because of the size of the tree,
01:53a chainsaw was needed to cut it.
01:56Because of the rain,
01:58fewer vegetables arrived at the trading post
02:02of La Trinidad in Benguet.
02:04From the vegetable farms in Benguet,
02:06Mountain Province, Apayao and Ipugao,
02:09Simona and Erlinda,
02:10their crops were damaged.
02:12The tomatoes we planted were damaged.
02:18The tomatoes were just starting to grow.
02:21When the heavy rain came,
02:23they all fell down.
02:25They also claim that their buyers
02:27have been affected
02:29by different parts of the country
02:31because they were also affected
02:33by the earthquake.
02:35The problem is that the roads
02:37of the vegetable vendors
02:40have been damaged.
02:42The roads are flooded.
02:44There are slides.
02:46In simple words,
02:48the increase in the price
02:50of upland vegetables
02:52is expected
02:54according to the buyer, Rosario.
02:56There are fewer vegetables
02:58that's why the prices are going up.
03:00And then, the buyers
03:02are also buying
03:04a lot of vegetables.
03:10According to the local government,
03:12only two families evacuated
03:14from their homes
03:16and they are staying
03:18with their children.
03:20That's all for now from Baguio City, Mel.
03:22Thank you very much,
03:24Sandra Aguinaldo.
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