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'State of Imminent Disaster' bill OK'd in House

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June 08, 2025

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Wednesday a bill institutionalizing a criteria for the declaration of a state of imminent disaster and consequent government response mechanisms.

- By JOSE RODEL CLAPANO

Speaker Martin Romualdez, principal author of House Bill 11430, said the proposed law aims to prevent the loss of lives, properties and livelihoods in the event of a disaster or a calamity, whether natural or man-made.

Various hazards, such as natural and human-induced disasters, epidemics, pandemics, other illnesses of public health concern and other events disrupting the normal functioning of communities, may cause the declaration of a state of imminent disaster.

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