MALACAÑANG

Manila

By The President Of The Philippines

Proclamation No. 562

DECLARING A STATE OF CALAMITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF IPIL, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense as Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, P resident of the Philippines, do hereby declare a state of calamity in the Municipality of Ipil, Zamboanga Del Sur, due to the adverse effects of the armed attack of suspected Abu Sayaff members.

All departments and other government agencies concerned are hereby directed to implement and execute relief and rehabilitation work in accordance with existing operational plans and directives and orders issued in connection with calamities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11thday of April in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety five.

(Sgd.)

FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.