state of national calamity

December 3: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a "state of national calamity" as 406 perished after Typhoon Reming caused several mudslides around Mayon Volcano.

President Benigno Aquino III declared a state of national calamity during a visit to the region on Tuesday and promised the government "will do its best to prevent a repeat of this tragedy."

The president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino, has declared a state of national calamity after flash floods and landslides caused by a typhoon swept through a southern region last weekend, killing about 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless.

A State of National Calamity was declared by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and a task force was set up to rescue the inhabitants, however the government was forced to admit that resources were in short supply, and called for world assistance.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a "state of national calamity" on Sunday to hasten the release of government money for rescue and recovery efforts in the hardest-hit areas in the Bicol region, a group of several provinces in the eastern Philippines that are frequently buffeted by typhoons.