Proclamation No. 514, s. 1990

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MALACANANG es se PMS LIBRARY MANILA : OCT 01 1990

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PROCLAMATION NO. 514

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DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF PUBLIC CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOILO AND SUBPROVINCE OF GUIMARAS, REGION VI

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WHEREAS, the “crop failure" in the province of Iloilo and sub- province of Guimaras due to drought has affected about 40,000 families | as 12,930 hectares of rainfed and irrigated farmlands or about 64% are totally damaged out of the affected 20,256 hectares, as’ reported by the Department’ of Agriculture; E:

fe WHEREAS, according to the Secretary of National Defense and Chairman, National Disaster and Coordinating Council; there is need to declare the areas under a state of calamity to ensure and facilitate the extension of relief/rehabilitation assistancé to the affected farmers by the various agencies of the government concerned;

WHEREAS, a state of public calamity exists in the aforesaid areas arising from the effects of the existing drought. ‘

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 province of Iloilo and subprovince __._of Guima i i

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, I 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 15th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety.

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By the President:

CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.

• Executive Secretary