00:00The Department of Agriculture started to help the farmers of onions in Pangasinan affected by Pesting Harabas.
00:09Rikki Cacipit of Radyo Pilipinas Tagupan for Panlitang Pambansa.
00:16Some farmers of onions in the town of Bayambang, Pangasinan are still trying to save their crops affected by Pesting Harabas.
00:26Kuya Bong continues to spray pesticides on his crops in Barangay Manambong.
00:31He is hoping that his crops will benefit from the pesticides.
00:36But it's still the same.
00:38Everyday, it's the same.
00:40Even if the crops are mixed,
00:43it's still the same.
00:49Immediately, the Department of Agriculture of Region 1
00:52provided more than half a million pesos of assistance to the farmers of onions in Pangasinan.
00:57In the latest investigation by the DA of Region 1,
01:01187.57 hectares of onions were destroyed in the province.
01:06That's equivalent to 4 million pesos.
01:09About 594,000 pesos were spent by the Department of Agriculture
01:18for these interventions.
01:21The support of the Department of Agriculture is not yet over for our farmers.
01:28We will continue to monitor our surveillance, validation, and management.
01:33The Department of Agriculture also stated that this will not affect the price and supply of onions in the market.
01:40From Radyo Pilipinas, Dagupan, Pangasinan, this is Ricky Cacepit for Panlitang Pambansa.
