Lifting the State of Calamity in Visayas and Mindanao
Proclamation No. 1914, issued on October 9, 2009, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, officially lifts the state of national calamity in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines. This decision follows the declaration of a national calamity due to the severe impact of typhoons "Ondoy" and "Pepeng," which caused significant damage and displacement. After consultations with relevant agencies, including the Office of Civil Defense and PAGASA, the recommendation to lift the calamity was made. The proclamation marks a return to normalcy in the affected regions.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1914
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 9, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1914
LIFTING THE STATE OF CALAMITY IN VISAYAS AND MINDANAO
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 1898 (dated 02 October 2009) declared a state of national calamity in view of the tremendous damage to lives and properties and massive displacement caused by typhoon "Ondoy" and in preparation for the then impending hazards and devastations of typhoon "Pepeng"; llcd
WHEREAS, after consultation with pertinent officers of the Office of the Civil Defense and the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration-Department of Science and Technology (PAGASA-DOST), the Department of National Defense Secretary and concurrent National Disaster Coordinating Council Chair recommends that the state of calamity be lifted in Visayas and Mindanao;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby lift the state of national calamity in Visayas and Mindanao.
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 9th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
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Lifting the State of Calamity in Visayas and Mindanao, Proclamation No. 1914, Oct 9, 2009 (Philippines)
Lifting the State of Calamity in Visayas and Mindanao, Proclamation No. 1914 (Phil. 2009)
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