00:00The Agriculture Department announced that Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation has already distributed P51M
00:09for fishermen and farmers affected by Hurricane Christina and Leon.
00:14According to the spokesperson of the Agriculture Department,
00:19there are 4,300 farmers affected by this from Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Bicol Region.
00:29As of now, there are 86,000 farmers who will receive assistance from the PCIC
00:37whose target is to be completed by the coming weeks.
00:41According to the spokesperson, it is important that the farmers have insurance
00:46so that they can be paid if their crops are affected by a calamity.
00:53For the farmers who are farming 3 hectares and below,
00:57they are not being paid a premium for the more than 3 hectares,
01:01depending on how big the land is, that's where they are being paid.
01:05But it's just a small amount.
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