English: Citing data provided by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Task Force El Niño said the dry spell has affected more than fifty thousand farmers, mostly rice farmers. Data also shows that the country's estimated cost of agricultural damage because of El Niño has reached P2.63 billion to date and drove almost 20 local government units to declare states of calamities in their respective areas.
Filipino: Batay sa datos na ibinigay ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), sinabi ng Task Force El Niño na naapektuhan ng dry spell ang mahigit limampung libong magsasaka na karamihan ay rice farmers. Lumalabas din sa datos na ang tinatayang halaga ng pinsala sa agrikultura ng bansa dahil sa El Niño ay umabot na sa P2.63 bilyon hanggang sa kasalukuyan at nagtulak sa halos 20 local government units na magdeklara ng state of calamity sa kani-kanilang lugar.