Philippines: Baguio’s coldest day in 23 years

BAGUIO CITY—Chilly days reign all over. Here in the summer capital, the cold wave further deepened on Thursday, making it the coldest day so far in 23 years at 7.5° Celsius and putting it on a par with the normal winter temperatures in northern countries.
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...the cold has affected business, besides disadvantaging highland farmers and vegetable vendors as the low temperatures bring frost, damaging crops.

“It has been our problem during this season that we have production losses due to frost especially in the months of December up to January,” said one vegetable farmer from Atok, Benguet.

The towns affected by frost are Atok, Buguias, Kibungan, and Mankayan, Benguet; and Bauko, Sagada, and Besao, Mountain Province. Damage to vegetable crops and harvest last year was recorded at P2 million.

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