PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in Ormoc City and Kananga, Leyte, a month after the 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck.

Duterte signed on August 7 Proclamation 283, declaring a state of calamity on the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

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