Kananga town in Leyte under state of calamity

The municipality of Kananga in Leyte has been placed under a state of calamity due to Tropical Depression Urduja.

The Kananga Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council approved Resolution No. 21 R. 17-296 on Sunday due to the massive flooding in the town, according to a flash report on Dobol B sa News TV.

The municipality of Carigara in Leyte, Ormoc City and Tacloban City had also been placed under a state of calamity.

Local government units declared in a state of calamity can impose a price freeze on all basic commodities in affected areas, and can ask for the quick release of funds for disaster response and relief efforts.

Tropical Depression Urduja on Monday morning maintained its strength and is also about to make a landfall over Northern Palawan according to the 5 a.m. bulletin of the state weather bureau PAGASA. —Marlly Rome Bondoc/KG, GMA News