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Kalinga under state of calamity

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CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, Sept 18 (PIA)– The Sangguniang Panlalawigan chaired by Vice Gov. James S. Edduba declared state of calamity in the entire province of Kalinga in the aftermath of typhoon Ompong.

Ompong pummeled Kalinga for almost 24 hours from evening of Sept. 14 until afternoon of Sept. 15 . With storm signal no. 4,the second highest tropical cyclone signal in the country, raised in Kalinga , Ompong left one person dead, James Bitao, in Pasil municipality, and millions-worth of damages to agricultural crops and infrastructures.

Initial reports from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) showed estimated cost of damages to agricultural crops reached P1.5 billion with damages to corn posted at P672.6M, palay at P352.9M and high value commercial crops at P29.5M.

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