ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government placed this city under a state of calamity due to water shortage.
The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) during a special session on Monday, April 22.
THE Iloilo City Hall. (Tara Yap)
The state of calamity was declared less than a month after a similar declaration was made on March 22 for contagious respiratory disease pertussis or whooping cough.
The declaration paves way for the release of the quick response fund (QRF).
Chaired by Mayor Jerry Treñas, the CDRRMC proposed a P12.5-million budget to address the water shortage.
The amount will be used to purchase potable water for affected areas.
The CDRRMC said that more than 23,000 people in 25 barangays here have been affected by the severe water shortage.