Proclaiming the Existence of A Public Calamity in the Province of Sorsogon
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Proclaiming the Existence of A Public Calamity in the Province of Sorsogon
Proclamation No. 348
December 10, 1938
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Summary of Proclamation No. 348Proclamation of Public Calamity in Sorsogon Province
- A flood recently devastated the Province of Sorsogon, causing havoc and making livelihood unduly difficult for the inhabitants. (Section 1)
- President Manuel L. Quezon proclaims the existence of a public calamity in the Province of Sorsogon as a result of the typhoon. (Section 1)
Provisions of Act No. 4164 in Full Force and Effect
- The provisions of Act No. 4164, entitled "An Act to prevent the excessive increase in the prices of certain prime necessities of life on the occasion of a public calamity, penalizing the violation thereof, and for other purposes", are declared in full force and effect in Sorsogon Province. (Section 1)
Prohibition and Penalties
- Act No. 4164 prohibits and penalizes the following:
• Hoarding of prime necessities of life. (Section 1)
• Holding prime necessities of life for sale at prices 25% or more higher than the prices current in the different localities one month before the disaster occurred. (Section 1)
Covered Commodities
- The proclamation applies to the following commodities:
• Rice (Section 1)
• Palay (Section 1)
• Corn (Section 1)
• Building or construction materials (Section 1)
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Proclaiming the Existence of A Public Calamity in the Province of Sorsogon
Proclamation No. 348
•December 10, 1938
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 348
PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A PUBLIC CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCE OF SORSOGON
Having found that the flood which recently passed through and devastated the Province of Sorsogon has wrought havoc among the inhabitants thereof and has made unduly difficult their means of livelihood, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers conferred upon me by section one of Act Numbered Four thousand one hundred and sixty-four, entitled "An Act to prevent the excessive increase in the prices of certain prime necessities of life on the occasion of a public calamity, penalizing the violation thereof, and for other purposes," do hereby proclaim that a public calamity exists in the Province of Sorsogon as a result of said typhoon and do hereby declare in full force and effect therein the provisions of Act Numbered Four thousand one hundred and sixty-four, which prohibit and penalize the hoarding of the prime necessities of life and the holding of them for sale at prices...
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