A Nueva Ecija farmer expressed his grief in a video he posted on Facebook as super typhoon Karding swept through his rice fields.
Nueva Ecija rice farmer, Felix Pangibitan, grieved the damage to his rice crop in a video he posted after Typhoon “Karding.” .
Felix Pangibitan, Farmer
“Hindi maganda ang umaga ngayon, dito sa Laur, sobrang damage ng bagyo dito sa aming palayan, kahit saan ka tumingin dapa,” Pangibitan said today.
The typhoon destroyed 60 to 70 percent of his rice field, Interaksyon reported.
“Ganoon ang buhay e, ang pagsasaka walang kasiguraduhan, nakadepende sa panahon,” Pangibitan lamented.
Before Karding landed, he took a video of his paddy field standing tall. He was concerned about his rice field's ability to withstand the severe weather.
“E ganoon talaga, kung ano nasa kalooban ng Diyos yun ang mangyayari ‘di ba pero sayang—ang hirap talagang maging farmer,” he resignedly said.
The life of a farmer is hard, especially since all their hard work and efforts can be destroyed in a single day by extremely bad weather. It is hard to predict the weather nowadays due to the global warming of the globe.
He ends the latest video by saying,
"Bawi na lang next time, at least buhay kami pagkayari ng bagyo." Hope springs eternal.
Climate change impact on the Philippines
The Philippines is listed among the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change despite only producing 0.3 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas.
Every year, the country is struck by an average of 20 storms.
Scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful as the planet continues to warm.
It’s hard for the agriculture sector to handle the storms, especially extremely bad storms, hence assistance from the government and other sectors is needed to provide aid to the devastated farmers every year a storm destroys their crops.
Based on a 2021 Business World report, climatic hazards have generated P506.1 billion in losses and damage in the Philippines for more than a decade.
Located in the typhoon belt and the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines constantly experiences unavoidable losses and damage amounting to 0.5 percent of its annual GDP (gross domestic product) because of weather aberrations, the Department of Finance said.
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