Proclamation No. 737, s. 1996

MALACANAN~ MANll.A BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATioN NO. 737 DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, WHICH WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY TYPHOON TRINING WHEREAS, the Secret~ of National Defense as Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) recommends the declaration of a state of calamity in the Province of Agusan del Sur, due to adverse effects of typhoon Trining on December 1995; WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for the declaration of a state of calamity in the area to enable the local government unit to use its Calamity Fund for relief and other emergency requirements of the affected constituents; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare that a state of pu blic calamity exists in the Province of Agusan del Sur. " 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 15~ day of February of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six. in the year By the President: Executive Secretary RCGtts 1{P .' IN REPLYING. PLEASE CITE: P~Y_R_.l'.. 1 Pf'tw1S LIB,?ARY Receivcd FF,q 2 6 1996 L9S032S " ), Date r