{"id":275681,"date":"2020-11-17T04:03:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T09:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=275681"},"modified":"2020-11-17T04:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T09:03:52","slug":"prrd-receives-proposal-to-place-luzon-under-state-of-calamity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/17\/prrd-receives-proposal-to-place-luzon-under-state-of-calamity\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD receives proposal to place Luzon under state of calamity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A declaration of a state of calamity hastens rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector, including any international humanitarian assistance. (PCOO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has received the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to place the entire Luzon under a state of calamity due to widespread damage caused by Super Typhoon Rolly and Typhoons Quinta and Ulysses, Malaca\u00f1ang said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assured that while Duterte has yet to make a decision regarding the recommendation, he was confident that areas that experienced massive flooding will be placed under a state of calamity.<\/p>\n

\u201cTinanggap po ng Presidente ang rekomendasyon ng<\/em>\u00a0NDRRMC\u00a0na ilagay ang buong isla ng<\/em>\u00a0Luzon [under state of calamity]\u00a0pero habang wala pa pong desisyon ang ating Presidente e ang inaasahan po natin na sigurado naman pong mailalagay sa<\/em>\u00a0state of calamity\u00a0yung mga lugar sa<\/em>\u00a0Luzon\u00a0na talagang naapektuhan ng pagbaha dulot ng mga sunud-sunod na pag-ulan<\/em>\u00a0(The President has received the recommendation of the NDRRMC to place the island of Luzon under state of calamity, but while he hasn\u2019t made a decision yet, we expect him to declare state of calamity in areas in Luzon that experienced flooding due to successive rains),\u201d he said in a press briefing in Alcala, Cagayan.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the NDRRMC announced that it has approved a resolution recommending to Duterte to place the entire Luzon under a state of calamity after three consecutive typhoons ravaged the country.<\/p>\n

A declaration of a state of calamity hastens rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector, including any international humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n

It also effectively controls the prices of basic goods and commodities in the affected areas.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 9, Roque said Duterte is likely to place areas hit by successive typhoons under state of calamity.<\/p>\n

Typhoon Quinta, which made a landfall on Oct. 25, left PHP1.56 billion worth of damage to agriculture and PHP2.66 billion worth of damage to infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In the same month, Super Typhoon Rolly left PHP12.9 billion infrastructure worth of damages and PHP5 billion worth of agricultural damages.<\/p>\n

Typhoons Siony and Tonyo did not cause significant damage, but Typhoon Ulysses, which made its first landfall in Catanduanes on Nov. 11 was as devastating as \u201cQuinta\u201d and \u201cRolly\u201d.<\/p>\n

Typhoon Ulysses left PHP2.1 billion and PHP483 million worth of damages in agriculture and infrastructure, respectively.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Duterte created a task force to implement immediate solutions to disaster rehabilitation and recovery of typhoon-hit areas outside of the current bureaucratic framework.<\/p>\n

An executive order to form the task force, which will be headed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, is currently being drafted.<\/p>\n

Members of the task force include representatives from the Departments of Agriculture, Public Works and Highways, Budget and Management and Social Welfare and Development; National Irrigation Administration; National Electrification Administration; National Housing Authority, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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