MANILA: The Philippines estimated nearly 13 billion pesos in damage to agriculture and infrastructure in eight regions in Luzon due to Typhoon Ulysses, also known as Typhoon Vamco internationally.
Inquirer.net reported that the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council report had stated that it destroyed 8.69 billion pesos worth of infrastructure in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol region, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Metro Manila.
The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines so far this year also caused 4.21 billion pesos in damage to agriculture in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol region, CAR and the National Capital Region.
The typhoon had destroyed rice, corn and other high-value crops and produce in these areas, as well as farming equipment, according to the report released on Sunday.
Nearly 400,000 learning materials were also damaged during the onslaught of the typhoon. Replacements could cost around 16.8 million pesos, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).
DepEd, in its report on Friday, stated that 118,995 of 386,292 damaged learning materials were recovered in Bicol region, one of the hardest-hit areas.
A total of 896 schools within 50 of the department's divisions were damaged, and 23,387 computers were destroyed in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.
"The DepEd Central Office has coordinated with affected regions on schools with class suspension, schools used as evacuation centres, flooded schools and fatalities due to Ulysses," the department said.
Its disaster risk reduction and management services team would also continue to monitor the impact of the recent floods and landslides in the affected areas.
Last week, Education Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla said DepEd was prepared to send funds to local offices for the reproduction and redistribution of modules to students, whose homes were destroyed by the typhoon.