President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared a State of Calamity in the whole country, extending the initial declaration that covers Metro Manila and several provinces. Prices of goods should be at their current levels.
“For the reasons that we can’t estimate the effects of Typhoon Pepeng but which is expected to bring rains to many areas, and for the reasons that nobody would take advantage of prices, I’ve been authorized by the President to announce that the declaration of the state of calamity is being extended to the whole country,” -Gilbert Teodoro, NDCC Chairman and Defense Secretary
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