After the devastating flash floods that hit Manila in 2009, Philippines braces for a massive drought felt among  agricultural lands, particularly rice and cornfields.  Billion pesos believed to have been lost by poor farmers on this catastrophe.  The province of Isabela was among the most devastated region hit by this crisis in the northern part of the Philippines.  Isabela is the second largest rice-producing province in the Philippines. Irrigation waterways in the province has dried up.  Water from dam reservoir has reached its critical level, not sufficient to provide water for various rice and corn plantations in the province due to excessive heat and lack of rainfall.  This is  truly opposite of what happened last year.   Excessive rainfall was recorded, caused flashfloods to low-lying areas, and has created major damage in the Philippine economy.