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| | DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental |
 | | During a Kapihan sa PIA Forum, Paltinca said that corn crops suffered the most due to the heavy drought, with Bayawan City in the south being the hardest hit. |
 | | As of April 2003, a total of 1,454 hectares of land targetted for corn production were affected by the drought in Bayawan City, causing an estimated P29 million in losses, Paltinca said. |
 | | The areas in Negros Oriental affected by the El Niño episode are Canlaon City, Tanjay City, Bayawan City, and the towns of Guihulngan, La Libertad,Tayasan, Bindoy, Amlan, and Sta. |
| www.visayandailystar.com /2003/May/29/negor1.htm (251 words) |
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