Proclamation No. 645, s. 1995

-. MALACANANG MANll..A BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES l)-fAJ Ib'q~ PROCLAMATION NO. 645 DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANRS WHICH WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY TYPHOON "GENING" WHEREAS. the Secretary of National Defense and Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) recommends the declaration of a state of calamity in the Province of Batanes in View of the impact of typhoon Gening which has severely affected the residents of the area; WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for the declaration of a state of calamity in the area in order that the concerned local government units may make use of its calamity fund for the :-elief and other emergency requirements of the affected constituents: NOW, THEREFORE. I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare that a state of calamity exists in the Province of Batanes. All departments and other government agencies concerned are hereby directed to implement and execute relief and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational plans, 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 4th day ofyear of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Five. in the September ~ Uy the President pr~~s _IBRARY Receivedp_C T :;: 1 ,3 1995 ¥"" Date RC"'~eh LEONARDO .fA. gUISUMBING Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Officer-In-Charge. OES