00:00In the news that you just saw on PNA, the Department of Agriculture promised to quickly release the insurance benefits for the farmers affected by the Christina earthquake.
00:10According to DA Assistant Secretary Arnel Demesa, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, or PCIC, was advised by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chulo Rell Jr.
00:21to speed up the claim process of the initial insurance fund of Php 667 million.
00:28Demesa also promised that all insured farmers in the Philippines who were severely affected by the earthquake will be able to receive the insurance.
00:36It is estimated that more than 86,000 insured farmers will be able to harvest within 10 regions of the country.
00:43All of these are covered by the PCIC indemnification fund.
00:48Meanwhile, the validation of the insured affected farmers in the country is being waited for
00:53so that the funds will be able to be given, which they have been asking for for the past two weeks.
