MANILA, Philippines ? Damage to agriculture, fisheries, and infrastructure in four regions due to "Basyang" (international name: Conson) has reached P147.556 million, said the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) on Friday.

In its latest report, the NDCC said that the damage to roads, bridges, schools and health facilities in the National Capital Region, Regions 4-A (Calabarzon), 4-B (Mimaropa), and 5 (Bicol) was at P75.822 million.

A total of 23 schools were affected in the provinces of Rizal, Laguna, Marinduque, Camarines Norte and in Muntinlupa City here in Metro Manila.

Meanwhile, damage to the agriculture and fisheries sectors was estimated at P71.734 million.

At least P15.512 million worth of rice and corn crops and P33.545 million worth of fruits and vegetables were destroyed by Basyang. The vegetables included 71,274 metric tons from 207 hectares of farm land in Laguna and were valued at P1.398 million.

The fishing industry also incurred P22.68 million in damages in the affected regions, the NDCC said.

A total of 2,591 houses were totally destroyed by Basyang in Regions 3, 4-A, 4-B and 5 while 16,067 were partially damaged.

The affected population has reached 30,644 families or 153,426 persons from 411 affected villages from the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.