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FLOODED. A flooded area just outside the town hall of Catubig, Northern Samar province on Jan. 15, 2023. The entire province of Northern Samar was placed under a state of calamity on Monday (Jan. 16) due to the impacts of weather disturbances.(Photo courtesy of Catubig Rescue Unit) TACLOBAN CITY- Northern Samar province was placed under a state of calamity on Monday night as heavy rains displaced some 238,322 residents. In a session late Monday, the provincial board approved a resolution declaring the state of calamity as recommended by the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) chaired by Governor Edwin Ongchuan. In his report, PDRRM officer Rei Josiah Echano said the most affected families are from the towns of Catubig, Las Navas, Catarman, Laoang, Mondragon and Lope de Vega. Damage to infrastructure was estimated by the provincial engineering office at PHP260 million, with an additional PHP160 million in damage to national infrastructures as reported by t
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TACLOBAN CITY – Hundreds of families fled their homes and work and classes remain suspended in some areas in Eastern Visayas due to incessant rain and flood on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone appealed to the Department of Agriculture to provide rice-certified seeds to farmers a