President Bongbong Marcos has placed 4 Paeng-hit regions under State of Calamity. PRESIDENT BONGBONG MARCOS — Following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng”, the President has placed 4 regions under a State of Calamity. The President has placed Region IV-A (CALABARZON), Region V (Bicol), Region VI (Western Visayas), and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in … Read more
Will Pres. Bongbong Marcos Extend the State of Emergency Declaration in PH? BONGBONG MARCOS – The President spoke on the possible decision over the fate of the state of emergency declaration in the Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic is undeniably one of the biggest global concerns that have affected a lot of countries. The Philippines is … Read more
President Duterte called for the repeal of a law requiring damage assessment before declaring a state of calamity. PRESIDENT DUTERTE — The Philippine President called for the repeal of a law requiring an assessment of the damage in disaster-hit areas before declaring a state of calamity. During his “Talk to the People” public briefing aired … Read more
President Duterte extended the state of calamity in the Philippines for another year. On Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte had extended the state of calamity in the Philippines for another year. The President had extended the state of calamity for another year because of the continued rise in coronavirus cases and the threat of COVID-19 variants. … Read more
Pampanga town under state of calamity due to flooding The town of San Simon in Pampanga has been placed under a state of calamity due to continuous flooding. State of calamity refers to a status that could be declared widespread within the country, or certain localities, in response to a destructive, natural, or man-made disaster. … Read more
Palawan has been placed under state of calamity on Wednesday due to the increase in the number of active coronavirus cases. According to the Provincial Public Information Office, the provincial government can now use its other funds such as trust and quick response funds for responding to COVID-19. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council … Read more
SSS would start offering calamity loan package to its members this week. The Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday said that it would start offering a calamity loan package to its members later this week in order to help them cope with the recent series of typhoons. This, as SSS CEO and President Aurora Ignacio … Read more
State of Calamity in Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro placed Marikina City under a state of calamity due to massive floods brought by Typhoon Ulysses. “I have declared a state of calamity for the City of Marikina para magkaroon ng pagkakataon ang ating pamahalaan na epektibong makatugon sa mga pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan dito sa … Read more
President Duterte was “most likely” to declare three typhoon-hit regions under state of calamity, says Palace. Malacañang on Monday said that President Rodrigo Duterte was “most likely” to place three typhoon-hit regions under a state of calamity. The typhoon-hit regions that will “most likely” be placed under a state of calamity were Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and … Read more
President Duterte had extended the state of calamity in the Philippines for one year. President Rodrigo Duterte had extended the state of calamity in the Philippines for one year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, after the initial declaration — the Proclamation No. 929 declaring a State of Calamity throughout the country because of COVID-19 … Read more