ILOILO CITY --- The Capiz provincial government has placed the province under a state of calamity due to last week's massive flooding, the worst in recent memory for the landlocked province on Panay Island. The provincial board, in a resolution passed on Thursday, authorized the release of P10,491,000 for assistance to affected residents, especially food, water and clothing. The provincial board also authorized Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Red Cross for the latter to administer and disburse of the province's calamity funds to affected residents. The flooding, caused by heavy rain spawned by Tropical Storm "Agaton" (i...
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