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RESCUE. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard in Negros Occidental rescue residents in some areas of Kabankalan City and Ilog town in the southern part of the province after they were stranded by floods brought by heavy rains during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, on Friday (Dec. 17, 2021). On Saturday, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is set to declare a state of calamity in the entire province, with the approval of the Provincial Board during its regular session on (Dec. 21).(Photo courtesy of PCG-Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Saturday he is set to declare a state of calamity in the entire province, following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette that claimed the lives of at least eight Negrenses and displaced more than 93,000 others in the past two days. "We will be declaring a state of calamity for the whole province. This will be approved (by the Provincial Board) on Tuesday (December 21). What does this mean is, we