BATANGAS CITY: A state of calamity was declared in two towns and one city of Batangas province – Tingloy, Mabini and this city – after the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) met with Gov. Hermilando Mandanas, who had asked the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) to make the declaration official.

Lito Castro, PDRRMO action officer, reported that 3,508 families or 11, 348 individuals had been affected by earthquakes that struck the province on April 4 and April 8.

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