Proclamation No. 704, s. 1991

t'M~ l.'tSKA~ MA'LACANANG t1';R 18 'lJl MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES S-3 7 PROCLAMATION NO. 704 . DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF PUBLIC CALAMITY IN IFUGAO PROVINCE. WHEREAS, the Scretary of National Defense, Chairman of the Na- ' tional Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), recommends the declaration of Ifugao Province under a state of public calamity in view of the devas- tat i on caused by.:-he JUly 16, 1990 earthquake; .; WHEREAS, it is reported that the province incurred losses to pro- J perties/structures worth P42.049 million aside from being isolated for quite sometime; that huge income losses also affected the economy of the province; that the closure of Dalton Pass deprived the entire province of the inflow of goods and services; and that there is economic hardship due to exhorbitant prices of prime commodities which majority of the popu- lation could not afford; and WHEREAS, the" declaration of Ifugao Province, although delayed, could still help hasten the rehabilitation operations of NDCC response agencies thereby contributing to the normalization of conditions in the province. 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~{I state of public calamity exists in Ifugao Province. .. All departments and other government agencies concerned are here- by directed to implement and execute relief and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational plans and directives and orders is- sued in connection with calamities. \ ". .IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set. my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to b& affixed. Done in the City of Manila, this13th day of March, in the year of Our ~ord, nineteen hundred and ninety-one. j;~j,'r - By the ,- , Execu 1 ve ecre ary::: ".'