In the highland communities of the Cordillera, where water channels carved into steep terrain represent generations of agricultural survival, recent typhoons and monsoon rains have exposed the fragility of the systems that sustain rural life. The National Irrigation Administration has documented 12.3 million pesos in damage across Abra, Benguet, and Mountain Province, leaving 668 farmers and 253 hectares of farmland in uncertain suspension between the last harvest and the next. The rains that broke the drought in some areas also broke the infrastructure in others — and now the fate of these mo
Typhoons, monsoon rains damage P12.3M in Cordillera irrigation systems
668 farmers affected by irrigation damage with 253 hectares of agricultural land disrupted, threatening crop production and livelihoods.