Pangasinan under state of calamity

CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Pangasinan has been placed under a state of calamity due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng, which caused substantial damage to infrastructure, agricultural crops, livestock, and communities across the province.

Pangasinan Vice Governor Mark Lambino said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Provincial Resolution No. 985-2026 during an online session on Monday morning (August 31), declaring a state of calamity “to enable urgent response, mobilization of resources, and intensified humanitarian operations.”

Lambino said Governor Ramon Guico III endorsed the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s action. 

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The weather disturbances brought torrential rains and widespread flooding, particularly in low-lying areas of Pangasinan, severely affecting communities, infrastructure, agriculture, private properties, and livelihoods

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Reports from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) showed that more than 370,000 families, or approximately 1.2 million individuals, have been affected by the successive weather disturbances.

The disasters also caused significant damage, with initial estimates placing losses to infrastructure at P232.5 million, agriculture at P649.23 million, and livestock at P2.11 million.

The state of calamity will put an automatic price freeze on basic necessities and prime commodities under Republic Act No. 7581, or the Price Act, and its implementing rules and regulations. 

It will also allow the provincial government, municipalities, component cities, barangays, and concerned national government agencies to expedite relief, recovery, rehabilitation, and other humanitarian operations aimed at protecting the welfare of affected Pangasinan residents. 

Eight local governments in Pangasinan had earlier declared their respective areas under a state of calamity. Authorities expect the number of affected families and the extent of damage to rise further as assessment and response operations continue. /dp