The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation under the Region 8 office of the Department of Agriculture Regional is calling on farmers whose crops have been insured with them to claim their payments.

PCIC regional manager Dominico S. Digamon said they have already paid around P43 million to 1,143 farmers who lost their crops to super typhoon Yolanda and continue to process claims.

However, he added that they are still processing claims for other assets such as buildings, equipment, poultry and storage houses.

Digamon estimated that insurance payments for high value crops will run to another P10 million.

Claimants will need to submit a location plan of their farms and an application form indicating that the Department of Agriculture has paid their P10,000 counterpart under the Weather Adverse Rice Areas and early cropping programs.

All other requirements have been waived.

Payments will be made through cheques deposited with the Landbank of the Philippines.

Leyte was the worst hit by Yolanda of Eastern Visayas’ six provinces.

Source - http://www.interaksyon.com/