Declaring a State of Calamity in the Provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Laguna Cavite, Pangasinan and Batangas and the Cities Therein
Proclamation No. 210-A, issued on June 8, 1967, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, declares a state of calamity in several provinces of the Philippines, including Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Laguna, Cavite, Pangasinan, and Batangas, due to devastating torrential rains and flash floods. The proclamation highlights the significant suffering and homelessness experienced by low-income families as a result of the natural disaster. It calls on government and civic organizations to provide assistance to affected individuals and families. The declaration is made in accordance with the powers granted by Section 105 (v) of Republic Act No. 1937.
June 8, 1967
PROCLAMATION NO. 210-A
DECLARING A STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCES OF RIZAL, BULACAN, PAMPANGA, TARLAC, ZAMBALES, LAGUNA CAVITE, PANGASINAN AND BATANGAS AND THE CITIES THEREIN
WHEREAS, torrential rains and flash floods in the early part of June this year have caused untold suffering and rendered homeless a great number of families, mostly from the low income group; CacTIE
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 105 (v) of Republic Act No. 1937, do hereby declare that a state of calamity exists in the provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Laguna, Cavite, Pangasinan and Batangas and the cities therein.
I enjoin all government and civic relief and welfare agencies and organizations to extend all possible assistance to flood victims and distressed individuals.
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 8th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-Seven.