Proclamation No. 648, s. 1995

MALACANA~MANILA Hf.4J /CJOI BY THE PRESillENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMA TION NO.6 4 8 DECLARING A STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE CITY OF CEBU DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF FIRE WHEREAS, the densely populated areas of Baranggays Luz and Calamba in Cebu City were hit successively Lf fire on September 5 arid 6, 1995, respectively, rendering close to 2,000 people homeless; WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for the declaration of a state of calamity in the said area in order that the local government may make use of its calamity funds for the relief and other emergency requirements of the affected constituents; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FffiEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippirles, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare that a state of public calamity exists in the City ofCebu. 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. in the year of DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of September Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Five:- ! By the President: PMS LIC;-<';RY (1- Rece RCGlJD!:;J..oru