Proclamation No. 899 (1992)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 899, May 5, 1992 ]

AMENDING PROCLAMATION NOS. 880 AND 888 DATED MARCH 18, 1992 AND APRIL 7, 1992 DECLARING A STATE OF PUBLIC CALAMITY IN CERTAIN CITIES AND PROVINCES IN THE COUNTRY ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY DROUGHT TO INCLUDE THEREIN ALL THE CHARTERED CITIES IN SAID PROVINCES WHICH EQUALLY SUFFERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF DROUGHT

Upon the recommendation of the Chairman, National Disaster Coordinating Council, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby amend Proclamation Nos. 880 and 888 dated March 18, 1992 and April 7, 1992, respectively, declaring a state of public calamity in certain cities and provinces in the country adversely affected by drought to include therein the following chartered cities in said provinces which equally suffered from the effects of drought:

City | Province Davao City | Davao Del Sur General Santos City | South Cotabato Cotabato City | Maguindanao Dapitan City | Zamboanga del Norte Dipolog City | Zamboanga del Norte Pagadian City | Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga City | Zamboanga del Sur Cagayan de Oro City | Misamis Oriental Gingoog City | Misamis Oriental

All departments and other government agencies concerned are hereby directed to implement and execute relief and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational plans and directives and orders issued in connection with calamities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 5th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-two.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Executive Secretary