PCIC pays over P102M to 13K farmers in NegOr

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, March 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) here has paid insurance claims totaling to over P102 million to 13,164 enrolled farmers in 2022 in the province.

PCIC7 Regional Manager Paulita Secuya said the indemnity payments to farmers and fisherfolks last year were due to the weather disturbances that damaged the standing crops and properties.

Under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) for free insurance, the PCIC has enrolled 104,773 farmers and fisherfolks with government premium subsidy of more than P132 million.

Secuya said the agency provides insurance coverage to agricultural and fishery programs and projects to protect the farmers and fishermen in the province from the impact of climate change and natural calamities.

Farmers and fisherfolks listed in the RSBSA who are actively engaged in production may avail themselves of insurance coverage free of charge for their standing crops, poultry and livestock, and non-crop assets used in their farming and fishing operations.

With this, Secuya urged farmers and fisherfolks here to insure not only their agricultural produce to protect against natural calamities, plant diseases and pest infestations, but also insurance for their lives.

Secuya was speaking during the press conference and blessing of the new PCIC Extension Office at Diego dela Viña Road, Daro, Dumaguete City.

To expand the agri insurance program or insure more farmers and fisherfolk in the province, the PCIC has proposed a partnership with the provincial government.

Under the proposal, the province will allocate additional funds to provide free crop insurance coverage to marginalized farmers and fisherfolk.

“Part of the proposal to Governor Degamo is an insurance package of crops and the life of the farmer will be covered with an accident insurance of P50 per P50,000,” the PCIC official said.

Secuya said the premium allocated or subsidized from the national government have often fully utilized or consumed before the year ends as the country has been visited by calamities.

The PCIC has called on farmers to enrol or register with provincial extension offices (PEOs), Department of Agriculture, Philippine Coconut Authority, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or thru local technicians of the local government units. (JCT/PIA7 Negros Oriental)

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