Benguet in Cordillera under state of calamity

BAGUIO CITY — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Benguet on Monday declared the entire food-producing province under a state of calamity in response to over P1 billion in agricultural and infrastructure losses from weeks of heavy rain and landslides. The declaration allows the provincial government to immediately use P38 million from its Quick Response Fund (QRF)