Duterte declares nationwide state of calamity amid Covid-19 threat

By Prince Golez

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 929 on March 16 declaring a state of calamity throughout the Philippines due to coronavirus (Covid-19).

The state of calamity proclamation would remain in force for six months until lifted.

“Such declaration will allow the national government and the local government units (LGUs) ample latitude to utilize appropriate funds, including the Quick Response Fund, in their disaster preparedness and response efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 and to continue to provide basic services to the affected population,” said Duterte.

The President also enjoined all government agencies and LGUs to render full assistance to and cooperation with each other and mobilize the necessary resources to undertake critical, urgent, and appropriate disaster response aid and measures in a timely manner to curtail and eliminate the threat of the disease.

Under the proclamation, all law enforcement agencies are directed to undertake all necessary measures to ensure peace and order in affected areas.

On Monday, Duterte placed the entire Luzon under “Enhanced Community Quarantine” until midnight of April 13 following the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

Under the month long containment, “strict home quarantine shall be implemented in all households; transportation shall be suspended; provision for food and essential services shall be regulated; and heightened presence of uniformed personnel to enforce quarantine procedures will be implemented.”

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Pilipinas isinailalim sa 6-month 'state of calamity' ni Duterte

Isinailalim na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang buong Pilipinas sa "state of calamity" kasunod ng pagdami ng mga kaso ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sa Pilipinas.

Sa Proclamation 929, na pinetsahang ika-16 ng Marso, sinabi ni Digong sa pamamagitan ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea ang sumusunod:

"Idinedeklara ang State of Calamity sa kabuuan ng Pilipinas na tatagal ng anim (6) na buwan, maliban na lang kung bawiin o palawigin depende sa sirkumstansya," sabi ni Digong sa Inggles.

Patuloy pa rin naman daw ang ipinatutupad na enhanced community quarantine sa kabuuan ng Luzon hanggang ika-12 ng Abrilo 2020, maliban kung bawiin pa.

Inaatasan din ang lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno at local government units na magbigay ng kanilang tulong at pakikipag-ugnayan sa isa't isa: "mabobilisa ang mga kinakailangang rekurso para makapagpatupad ng kritikal, agaran at wastong disaster response aid and measures sa lalong madaling panahon upang masawata at mapuksa ang banta ng COVID-19."

Inaatasan na rin ang lahat ng law enforcement agencies, sa tulong ng Armed Forces of the Philippines, para siguruhin ang "peace and order" sa mga apektadong lugar, depende sa pangangailangan. — may mga ulat mula kay The STAR/Christina Mendez

Antabayanan ang mga karagdagang detalye sa balitang ito.

https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2020/03/17/2001652/pilipinas-isinailalim-sa-6-month-state-calamity-ni-duterte