Dagupan City placed under state of calamity amid widespread flooding
Dagupan City in the Philippines has declared a state of calamity due to severe flooding that has impacted over 90,000 residents. Local authorities have suspended classes and are implementing price controls to manage the emergency response.
Why it matters
The declaration allows the local government to access emergency funds and enforce price stability for essential goods during a natural disaster.
DAGUPAN CITY — Dagupan City has been placed under a state of calamity following widespread flooding that has affected thousands of residents across the city.
Base on the CDRRMO Situational Report No. 15 cited in a Facebook post by Mayor Belen Fernandez, 23 of the city’s 31 barangays remain affected by flooding, with a total of 22,047 families or 90,015 individuals affected.
At least 65 families, or 202 individuals, have been preemptively evacuated to six designated evacuation centers.
Several major roads in the city have also become impassable to light vehicles, while classes at all levels have been suspended for seven consecutive days due to the prevailing conditions.
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