Luzon should be under state of calamity after three devastating typhoons, Duterte told

Muddy roads are seen in these row houses, which were submerged up to the second floors or their rooftops for two days, at Capitol Hills in Alibagu, Ilagan City. (VILLAMOR VISAYA JR.)

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The country’s disaster management agency has recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte the declaration of a state of calamity on the entire island of Luzon amid widespread devastation caused by three successive typhoons.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council arrived at the decision on Monday after an assessment of the damage caused to the main Philippine island by Typhoons Quinta (international name: Molave) and Rolly (Goni) in late October and early November, and Ulysses (Vamco) last week.