The volcanic ashfall has caused an estimated 578 million pesos (more than $11 million) worth of damage to crops so far.
TAGAYTAY — Farmer Jack Imperial woke to a picture of devastation after ash spewed from a volcano in theImperial said his chances of salvaging produce from his 1-hectare farm were small and, in any case, there was no one to sell them to with tourists avoiding the Tagaytay area on the archipelago’s biggest island Luzon, 32 km from the Taal volcano.
The impact of the volcano on the $330 billion national economy has been a blip, despite canceled flights and a day of work lost because of a heavy ashfall in the capital Manila, 70 km away, on Sunday.Brushing ash from a fruit, Imperial said he feared that the hot ash had harmed his crop and made it inedible. He used to sell his pineapples, in slices, chunks and juice, at a small stall frequented by tourists beside his house.
The alert level for the volcano stood at 4 on a 5-point scale on Wednesday, indicating that an “explosive eruption” remained imminent.
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