Talisay City placed under State of Calamity
BACOLOD City – The City of Talisay in Negros Occidental was placed under State of Calamity last Wednesday by the Sanggunian Panlungsod (SP) after the New Year flashflood that affected thousands of residents. In a zoom meeting, the Talisay City SP passed Resolution No. 01 Series of 2021 declaring the State of Calamity due to
By Dolly Yasa
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – The City of Talisay in Negros Occidental was placed under State of Calamity last Wednesday by the Sanggunian Panlungsod (SP) after the New Year flashflood that affected thousands of residents.
In a zoom meeting, the Talisay City SP passed Resolution No. 01 Series of 2021 declaring the State of Calamity due to flood and the actual environmental disaster that occurred in several barangays in the city.
Earlier Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares, as Chairman of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, recommended to the SP to declare a state of calamity. The resolution cited the validated report from the City Social Welfare and Development Office stating that the flood affected 17 barangays and displaced 4,661 families.
Twenty-one houses were destroyed while 244 houses were partially damaged.
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