BATAAN has been placed under a state of calamity, its governor announced on Saturday night, due to the floods caused by heavy rains in the province.
'The whole province of Bataan has been placed under a state of calamity,' Bataan Governor Joet Garcia said in his Facebook page on Saturday.
The provincial council, through resolution 321, made the declaration, because of reports of flooding in low-lying areas, the damage caused to private and public infrastructure, and its effects on agricultureAccording to Garcia, the agricultural damage left by the rains were at P22,381,052.As of the latest report by Garcia, 639 families are in evacuation sites, where they were given 527 food packs, 475 hygiene kits, and 55 mats.
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