MALACAÑANG
RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE PHILIPPINES
ManilaProclamation No. 142
PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A PUBLIC CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCES OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, SURIGAO, AND LANAO, AND IN THE CITIES OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, OZAMIS, ILIGAN, AND DANSALAN
Having found that the occurrence of widespread earthquakes in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Surigao, and Lanao, and in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Ozamis, Iligan, and Dansalan, has not only wrought death and havoc among the inhabitants of said provinces and cities but has also threatened them with famine, disorder, and epidemic, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers conferred upon me by section 1 of Act No. 4164 of the former Philippine Legislature, entitled "An Act to Prevent 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 above-mentioned provinces and cities and declare in full force and...
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Proclaiming the Existence of A Public Calamity in the Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Surigao, and Lanao, and in the Cities of Cagayan De Oro, Ozamis, Iligan, and Dansalan
Proclamation No. 142
Proclamation of Public Calamity
• Declares the existence of a public calamity in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Surigao, and Lanao, and in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Ozamis, Iligan, and Dansalan due to widespread earthquakes. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Prohibits and penalizes the hoarding of palay, rice, corn, building or construction materials, and other prime necessities of life specified in the accompanying list. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Prohibits and penalizes selling these commodities at prices higher by 25% or more over the average current local price one month before the disaster. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Authorizes the Philippine Constabulary and Chiefs of Police to seize concealed or hoarded stocks of these commodities in excess of reasonable needs for business or subsistence. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Seized commodities shall be delivered to the Price Stabilization Corporation (PRISCO) for sale and disposal to the public in accordance with law. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Proceeds from the sale at legal prices shall be reimbursed to the respective owners of the seized commodities. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Declares the existence of a public calamity in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Surigao, and Lanao, and in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Ozamis, Iligan, and Dansalan due to widespread earthquakes. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Prohibits and penalizes the hoarding of palay, rice, corn, building or construction materials, and other prime necessities of life specified in the accompanying list. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Prohibits and penalizes selling these commodities at prices higher by 25% or more over the average current local price one month before the disaster. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Authorizes the Philippine Constabulary and Chiefs of Police to seize concealed or hoarded stocks of these commodities in excess of reasonable needs for business or subsistence. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Seized commodities shall be delivered to the Price Stabilization Corporation (PRISCO) for sale and disposal to the public in accordance with law. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)
• Proceeds from the sale at legal prices shall be reimbursed to the respective owners of the seized commodities. (Section 1 of Act No. 4164)