SAN JOSE, Antique – Monsoon rains enhanced by super typhoon “Ompong” over the weekend did not cause so much damage in Antique, according to Vice Gov. Edgar Denosta.
Denosta on Monday said they have been closely monitoring the province since the strongest storm to hit the country so far this year made its landfall in Luzon on early Saturday.
He added that the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office have yet to report major damage in Antique.
Last Sept. 15, we were at Camp General Leandro Fullon with more than 300 Army reservists –both commissioned and non-commissioned officers – in line with our preparations for typhoon Ompong,” Denosta said.
He added that he was grateful that only a few families had been affected by the enhanced monsoon rains although water level in major rivers in the province rose.
“As for our agricultural crops, there might be some palay that had been flooded but it might just be minor,” Denosta said.
Antique has been placed under a state of calamity since Aug. 9 due to flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon and two tropical depressions. (With PNA/PN)
