MALACAÑAN PALACE
ManilaBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 118
PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF THE PUBLIC CALAMITY IN THE PROVINCES OF ALBAY, CAGAYAN, CAMARINES SUR, ISABELA, MASBATE, NUEVA VIZCAYA, SAMAR, AND SORSOGON.
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 public calamity, penalizing the violation thereof, and for other purposes," having found that the recent typhoons which passed through and devastated the Provinces of Albay, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Masbate, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, and Sorsogon, have wrought havoc among the inhabitants thereof and have made unduly difficult their means of livelihood, do hereby proclaim that a public calamity exists in the said Provinces of Albay, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Masbate, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, and Sorsogon as a result of said typhoons and do hereby declare in full force and effect in...
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Proclaiming the Existence of the Public Calamity in the Provinces of Albay, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Masbate, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, and Sorsogon
Proclamation No. 118
Proclamation No. 118
Proclamation of Public Calamity in Certain Provinces
- President Manuel L. Quezon proclaimed the existence of a public calamity in the provinces of Albay, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Masbate, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, and Sorsogon due to recent typhoons that caused devastation and made livelihood unduly difficult for the inhabitants. (Section 1)
- The provisions of Act No. 4164 are declared in full force and effect in these provinces, which prohibits and penalizes:
- Hoarding of prime necessities of life. (Section 1)
- Holding prime necessities for sale at prices 25% or more higher than the prices one month before the disaster. (Section 1)
- The proclamation applies to the following commodities: palay, rice, corn, mongo, meat, fish, nipa, bamboo, rattan, and other construction materials. (Section 1)
Proclamation of Public Calamity in Certain Provinces
- President Manuel L. Quezon proclaimed the existence of a public calamity in the provinces of Albay, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Masbate, Nueva Vizcaya, Samar, and Sorsogon due to recent typhoons that caused devastation and made livelihood unduly difficult for the inhabitants. (Section 1)
- The provisions of Act No. 4164 are declared in full force and effect in these provinces, which prohibits and penalizes:
- Hoarding of prime necessities of life. (Section 1)
- Holding prime necessities for sale at prices 25% or more higher than the prices one month before the disaster. (Section 1)
- The proclamation applies to the following commodities: palay, rice, corn, mongo, meat, fish, nipa, bamboo, rattan, and other construction materials. (Section 1)