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State of calamity, in the context of disaster management in the Philippines, 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. This measures allows the release of "calamity funds" allocated to local governments and control the pricing of ...
A state of calamity was declared in Canlaon and La Castellana. [48] Around 23,000 hectares of sugarcane fields in Negros Island were affected by the eruption, while a curfew and water rationing was imposed in La Carlota and La Castellana due to sulfur contamination in regular sources.
On 17 March 2020, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared all of the Philippines to be in a state of calamity following a dramatic rise in cases of COVID-19, the declaration was eventually lifted in September 2022. [173] On 16 March 2020, Government of Armenia declared a state of emergency for COVID-19. [174]
MANILA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A central Philippine province declared a state of calamity on Tuesday as a volcano spewed lava that reached the limits of a six-km radius no-go zone and spread ash on ...
Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei declared a State of Calamity as tropical cyclone Julia impacted Guatemala on Monday, October 10.Guatemala’s meteorological agency warned of continued ...
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]
On Tuesday, Congress passed a decree declaring a state of calamity in Rio Grande do Sul until the end of the year, allowing the federal government to quickly allocate money to mitigate the ...
Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro declared a state of calamity for the hardest-hit areas late Tuesday, invoking powers to mobilize more firefighters and civil servants. He also called on police investigators to redouble their efforts to find those who started the fires and pledged help for those who have lost their homes or have been ...