PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE on Monday, Aug. 7, signed Proclamation 283 declaring a state of calamity in Ormoc City and Kanaga, both in Leyte province, after the two areas were rattled by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake on July 6. “All departments and other concerned government agencies, including the affected local government units, are hereby directed to implement and execute rescue, recovery, relief, and rehabilitation work in accordance with pertinent operational plans and directives,” Mr. Duterte said. “Law enforcement agencies, with support from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, are hereby directed to undertake all necessary measures to ensure peace and order in affected areas,” he added. — Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

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