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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 479, October 12, 1989 ]

DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF PUBLIC CALAMITY IN CERTAIN AREAS OF REGIONS III, IV, V AND ALL CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

WHEREAS, tropical storm “Saling” inflicted a heavy toll on human lives and damage to infrastructures, such as roads, bridges, flood control and public building, in certain areas of Regions III, IV, V and all municipalities in the National Capital Region according to initial report of the National Disaster Coordinating Council;

WHEREAS, a state of public calamity exists in the aforesaid areas arising from the effects of typhoon “Saling”;

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 III	Region IV	Region V
Bataan	Cavite	Albay
Pampanga	Batangas	Masbate
Bulacan	Laguna	Sorsogon
Zambales	Marinduque	Legaspi City
Angeles City	Quezon
Olongapo City	Cavite City
	Tagaytay City
	San Pablo City
	Batangas City
	Lucena City
	National Capital Region
	All cities and municipalities

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 of 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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