The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has officially declared a state of calamity in the National Capital Region (NCR), but questions remain on why the national government couldn’t unilaterally put the region under a state of calamity. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the...
Declaring a state of calamity in the National Capital Region (NCR) is a “local prerogative” and is best left to the local executives since they best know the situation on the ground, President Marcos said on Wednesday, July 24. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the...
BATANGAS CITY – Batangas was placed under a state of calamity due to rains caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and typhoon “Carina” on Tuesday, July 23. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that several municipalities in the province been flooded...
Families who lost their homes in a fire in Cavite City last July 14 seek temporary shelter in an evacuation center. (Photo from Mayor Denver Chua's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE - The local government unit (LGU) of Cavite City declared a state of calamity on Tuesday, July 16,...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO The magnitude of loans extended to the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) had already surpassed P870 million mark within the first six months of the year, according to the National Electrification Administration. The government-run electrification agency specified that at...
Social Security System (SSS) members who were affected by the recent magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan may now avail of a calamity loan until Aug. 20, 2024. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said the Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) to its members living,...
BACOLOD CITY – The town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday night, June 4, a day after the eruption of Kanlaon volcano in the neighboring city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental. ASH blankets plants in Sitio Trencera, Barangay Sag-Ang, La...
BACOLOD CITY – Canlaon City in Negros Oriental declared a state of calamity on Tuesday afternoon, June 4, less than 24 hours following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday night, June 3. CANLAON City was placed under a state of calamity due to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday night,...
ILOILO CITY — The province of Capiz is under a state of calamity due to the El Niño climate phenomenon. Capiz was the third provincial government in Western Visayas to make the declaration. The Capiz Provincial Board approved the recommendation of the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an executive order (EO) placing the entire province of Cebu under a state of calamity “due to the devastating effects of the El Niño phenomenon.” Garcia issued EO No. 9 days after the provincial board approved a resolution declaring a state of...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol has been placed under a state of calamity due to the extreme heat. AUMENTADO (FB) Gov. Aris Aumentado on Wednesday, May 22, confirmed that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved a resolution that sought a declaration of a state of calamity in the province...
CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu will be placed under a state of calamity due to the devastation caused by the extremely high heat index. Gov. Gwen Garcia on Friday, May 17, announced that she will issue an executive order for the formal declaration of the state of calamity. GARCIA (FB) “This...
