Proclamation No. 479, s. 1989

• PMS LIBRARY Bari trl eS OCT 18 1989

C7 PROCLAMATION NO. 479

DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF PUBLIC CALAMITY IN CERTAIN AREAS OF REGIONS III, IV, V AND ALL CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

WHEREAS, tropical storm "“Saling” inflicted a heavy toll on human lives and damage to infrastructures, such as roads, bridges, flood control and public buildings, in certain areas of Regions ILI, 1V, V and all cities and municipalities in the National Capital Region according to initial report of the National Disaster Coordinating Council;

WHEREAS, a state of public calamity exists in the aforesaid areas arising from the effects of typhoon "Saling”;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby proclaim that a state of public calamity exists in the fallowing areas:

Region II Region IV Region V Bataan Cavite Albay Pampanga Batangas Masbate Bulacan Laguna Sorsogon Zambales Marinduque Legaspi City Angeles City Quezon

Olongapo City Cavite City

Tagaytay Cily San Pablo City Batangas City Lucena City

National Capital Region All cities and municipalities All departments and other government agencies concerned are hereby directed to implement and execute relief and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational

plans and directives and orders issued in connection with calamities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen

hundred and cighty-nine. ae i #4 ' la pn

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By the President:

healed MACARAIG, JR- Executive Secretary