Two congressmen from Samar on Wednesday called on the national government to declare a state of calamity in the whole Eastern Visayas region, which was rocked by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. READ: Leyte quake triggers brownout in 8 Visayas provinces“Ang panawagan mas comprehensive ang approach dito. Bukod sa dapat magkaroon ng immediate restoration, kahit partial availability of power by way of deployment of power barges and modular generators,” Evardone said. Besides the fact that there is a need for immediate restoration, even partial availability of power by way of deployment of power barges and modular generators will do.) “Ang state of calamity diyan, papasok ang power ng gobyerno kasi public interest ang dapat mangibabaw diyan (Declaring a state of calamity will make the power of government come in because public interest will prevail),” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 12, 2017 06:33 UTC