Butuan declares state of calamity as water crisis worsens

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Butuan City has been placed under a state of calamity as a prolonged extreme dry spell continues to disrupt water services, affecting a third of its population. The state of calamity was declared on Saturday, Sept. 5, during the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) 3rd Special Session, which was presided over