In Surigao del Sur, losses from Basyang top P1B

TANDAG CITY, SURIGAO DEL SUR, Philippines — The provincial board of Surigao del Sur convened in a special session on Monday to approve a declaration of a state of calamity throughout the province owing to the devastation wrought by Tropical Depression Basyang (international name: Penha) last week as officials pegged storm-related economic losses at over