The council convenes on a special session to deliberate a resolution on the declaration of state of calamity in 25 barangays of the city.

The council convenes on a special session to deliberate a resolution on the declaration of state of calamity in 25 barangays of the city.

Torrential rains brought by Storm Maring made this segment of Tullahan River in Brgy. Marulas a vitual waterworld with floods reaching as high as a person's waist, reflecting the depth of devastion in the city.

City hall staff forms a line to unload relief goods to evacuees at Barangay Hall of Poblacion, Aug. 21, 2013, spearheaded by Mayor REX Gatchalian together with Councilors Marlon Alejandrino, Tony Espiritu and Jenny Esplana. Storm Maring brought torrential rains that affected much of the city.

Evacuees in Gen. T de Leon National High School, one of the 41 evacuation centers as of writing. The resolution will enable authorities to dispatch barangay. This effects the release of these barangays's Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund.