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Senators urge Marcos to declare state of calamity in Super El Niño-hit areas

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Senators urge Marcos to declare state of calamity in Super El Niño-hit areas
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CEBU, Philippines – Twenty senators on Monday, November 9, have called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare a state of calamity in areas affected or threatened by the Super El Niño, allowing access to funds to combat the weather phenomenon’s impact on the country.



Under Republic Act No. 10121, the declaration of a state of calamity mandates remedial measures such as the imposition of a price ceiling on basic necessities and commodities, monitoring and prevention of hoarding and

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