00:00Sangguniang Panlawigan of Negros Occidental approved the declaration of the State of Calamity
00:05because of the eruption of Vulcan Canlaon.
00:08Details on this were reported by Paul Tarosa of Radyo Pilipinas, Iloilo.
00:14Sangguniang Panlawigan approved the declaration of the State of Calamity
00:19of Negros Occidental because of the eruption of Vulcan Canlaon.
00:22In a special session,
00:24the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
00:29under the State of Calamity was approved by the province.
00:32Sangguniang Panlawigan also approved the recommendation of the PDRRMC
00:37to release the Calamity Fund for the implementation of the Price-Free
00:40in Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities and the use of the Quick Response Fund.
00:45In the declaration of the State of Calamity,
00:47this is a big help in disaster response operations
00:50according to the Office of Civil Defense Western Visayas Director Raul Fernandez.
00:54In addition to the official,
00:55the local presidents will use their QRF
00:58for continuous assistance to the affected residents.
01:02In the ongoing disaster response operations,
01:05OCD Western Visayas also provided assistance
01:08to the affected residents of Vulcan Canlaon in the province of Negros Occidental.
01:13The Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard, and Police Regional Office 6
01:17helped to deliver water and non-food items to warehouses and evacuation centers in the province.
01:24In monitoring of OCD Region 6,
01:26more than 12,000 individuals in the province of Negros Occidental
01:30are in evacuation centers.
01:32From PBS Radio Pilipinas Iloilo, Paul Tarosa for Balitang Pambansa.
