MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 478, October 12, 1989 ]
DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF PUBLIC CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCES OF ILOCOS NORTE, REGION I AND CAGAYAN, REGION II
WHEREAS, Typhoon “Rubing” has caused extensive loss to lives and properties in the Provinces of Ilocos Norte, Region I and Cagayan, Region II;
WHEREAS, based on the reports of the National Disaster Coordinating Council, the existence of a state of public calamity must be declared in the aforesaid areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby proclaim that a state of public calamity exists in the following areas:
| Region I |
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Ilocos Norte |
| Region II |
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Cagayan |
All departments and other government agencies concerned are hereby directed to implement and execute relief and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational plans and directives and orders issued in connection with calamities.1aшphi1
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 12th day October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
By the President:
(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary
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