State of Public Calamity in Malita, Don Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos in Davao del Sur
Proclamation No. 123-A, issued on January 10, 1993, by President Fidel V. Ramos, declares a state of calamity in the municipalities of Malita, Don Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos in Davao del Sur due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains on January 9, 1993. The flooding affected 17 barangays and displaced 868 families. The declaration aims to facilitate the normalization of conditions in the affected areas, following a recommendation from the National Disaster Coordinating Council. The proclamation underscores the government's response to natural disasters and its commitment to assist impacted communities.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 123-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 10, 1993
PROCLAMATION NO. 123-A
DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MALITA, DON MARCELINO, AND JOSE ABAD SANTOS, ALL OF DAVAO DEL SUR
WHEREAS, continuous heavy rains on January 9, 1993, flooded and overflowed the river banks affecting seventeen (17) barangays and eight hundred sixty-eight (868) families in the Municipalities of Malita, San Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos, all of Davao del Sur;
WHEREAS, to facilitate the normalization of conditions in the flood-stricken areas, the National Disaster Coordinating Council recommends the declaration of a state of calamity in the Municipalities of Malita, San Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos, all of Davao del Sur;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the existence of a state of calamity in the Municipalities of Malita, San Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos, all of Davao del Sur.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. casia
DONE in the City of Manila, this 10th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Three.
Cite This Law
State of Public Calamity in Malita, Don Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos in Davao del Sur, Proclamation No. 123-A, Jan 10, 1993 (Philippines)
State of Public Calamity in Malita, Don Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos in Davao del Sur, Proclamation No. 123-A (Phil. 1993)
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