Due to the ongoing unrest of Mount Kanlaon, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) in Negros Oriental has recommended placing the province under a state of calamity. This recommendation comes after the local government unit of Vallehermoso declared a state of calamity. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan will now deliberate on the resolution, with hopes for swift approval. If approved, the provincial government can access its quick response fund for disaster relief. Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to provide assistance to families displaced by the eruptions.
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Friday recommended placing Negros Oriental under a state of calamity due to the continued unrest of Mt. Kanlaon. PDDRM chief Adrian Sedillo told the Philippine News Agency that the council voted on Thursday for the recommendation after the local government unit (LGU) of Vallehermoso declared a state of calamity recently.
The legal requirement of at least two LGUs had been met as Canlaon City has remained in a state of calamity since the June 3 eruption. The council’s resolution has been forwarded to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for deliberation, with Sedillo expressing hope for swift approval. “Once declared, the provincial government can access its quick response fund (QRF) for disaster response and relief,” he said. Edna Lhou Masicampo, Canlaon City information officer-designate, said on Friday that the city’s QRF has been depleted and the P30 million from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is also slowly draining. Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas distributed food packs and PP3,000 cash assistance to families displaced within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ).As of December 26, a total of 2,421 families or 7,816 individuals remained displaced, with 1,778 families in evacuation centers and 643 families sheltering outside these facilities.PN
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