MANILA, Sept. 1 -- The Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operations Center assured Monday that necessary aid has been prepositioned for farmers and fishers who may be affected by inclement weather.

The agency made the statement considering the combined effects of Tropical Depression Jacinto, a low-pressure area (LPA), and the southwest monsoon or "habagat."

In Bulletin No. 4, the DA-DRRM said agricultural inputs are on standby in regional field offices, including rice, corn, and high-value crop seeds; drugs and biologics for livestock and poultry; and fish stocks with necessary paraphernalia.

So far, 124,094 bags of rice, 83,761 bags of corn, and 14,136 bags of vegetable seeds have been readied....