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Under the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (Republic Act 10121), a "state of calamity" is defined as "a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the affected areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard".
[2] After a meeting by the Manila City Council, where 21 out of the 38 councilors were present, placed a state of calamity over districts 1 and 4 of Sampaloc, Manila. Isla Puting Bato was also covered in the alert. The blaze damaged a large part of the city's economy. After the declaration, a humanitarian response was requested.
The provincial government of Misamis Occidental declared a state of calamity (SOC) as they received the full brunt of the flooding. The cities of Gingoog , Ozamiz , and provincial capital of Oroquieta , as well as surrounding municipalities were most affected by the floods. [ 11 ]
Trees were burned; rivers were certainly damaged. Proximate areas were also devastated by the eruption, with ash accumulating to 9 m (30 ft) in depth. In Albay, a total of 2,200 locals perished in what is considered to be the most lethal eruption in Mayon's history; estimates by PHIVOLCS list the
The Government Service Insurance System (Filipino: Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan, abbreviated as GSIS) is a Filipino government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in the Philippines aimed at government employees. Created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 and Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), GSIS is a social insurance ...
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office announced a donation of ₱150,000 (US$3,045.69) and 2,000 metric tonnes of rice to the Philippine government for those impacted by the storm. [203] The South Korean government provided aid valued at ₱30 million ( US$ 609,137.06) through the World Food Programme to assist those affected by Trami and ...
SSS members can make 'salary' or 'calamity' loans. Salary loans are calculated based on a member's particular monthly salary credit. Calamity loans are for instances when the government has declared a state of calamity in the area where an SSS member lives, following disasters such as flooding and earthquakes. [19]
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