CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival is considering placing upland barangays under a state of calamity as farmers grapple with plunging produce prices, rising transport costs, and worsening dry conditions that have left crops unsold and rotting. This comes as the city government faces growing pressure to respond to a deepening agricultural crisis in mountain areas such as Barangay Paril, where farmers have reported significant losses due to oversupply, weak market prices, and high hauling expenses. Archival said the situation reflects economic strain on the city’s agricultural sector, where the cost of transporting goods from remote farms has, in […]...Keep on reading: State of Calamity eyed for Cebu City upland barangays