Proclamation No. 715, s. 1996

MALACANAN~ MANn.A MFtJ J,()(,7 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 715 DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE " PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, WHICH WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ", .FLOODS WHEREAS, the Secretary of National Defense and Chaiffi1an of th,e Natiol"lal Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) recommends the declaratiol"l of a state of calamity in th~ PrOVil"lCe of Cagayan, which was adversely affected byfloods caused by continuous heavy rains; . WHEREAS, ther~ is all urgent need for the declar8_tion of a state of calamity in the area in order that the province may make use of its calamity fun.] for the relief al1d other emergency requirements of the affected constituents; NOW, THEREFO,RE, 1, F.1DEL V. RAMOS"President of the Philippines, by virtue of the po~'ers vested in me by la~', do hereby declare that a state of calamit:! exists in the Province of Cagayan. All departments aI-ld other government agencies concerned are :1ereby (iirected to implement a:.1d execute reliei and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational plans, directives 811d orders issued in co11l1ection \vith calamities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF t r have hereunto set my hand and caused the,eal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. DOl'iE in the City of Manila, this 8th day of .r qf <:)ur Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ni"i1ety-Six. in the January PMS LIBRARY lie President: Reccived -_l~!~~~~-.i~...;Date .TORRES X(~C lltive Sccretal-v- IN REPLYING. PLEASE CITE: PFVR