Duterte places WV, 5 other regions under state of calamity for 1 year
Ronnie Baldonado photoPresident Rodrigo Duterte has declared the entire Western Visayas and five other regions under a state of calamity for one year after Typhoon Odette “caused widespread devastation and damages.”Also declared under a state of calamity are regions IV-B, VII, VIII, X, and XIII effective Tuesday, December 21.The Sangguniang Panlungsod also approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon, December 22, placing Bacolod City under a state of calamity following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Councilor Renecito Novero said.Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia had forwarded a City Development Council resolution to the SP requesting the declaration of a state of calamity and to accept offers of national and international assistance based on need, he said.The typhoon aff...