The city council of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental also declares the entire city under a state of calamity
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The declaration would allow the provincial government to tap into its reserve funds to cushion the effects of the scorching heat and dry weather conditions exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon. Before the Antique declaration, five local governments in Western Visayas separately declared a state of calamity in the towns ofThe city council of Kabankalan, a component city of Negros Occidental, also passed a resolution on Thursday afternoon, placing the entire city under a state of calamity.
Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda said almost all the 32 villages of the southern Negros city received rations of water after their sources of water dried up due to the extreme heat. Kabankalan acting agriculturist Ricky Muscosa told Rappler said they were anticipating the number of affected farmers and the amount of damage to increase as the weather conditions worsen.
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