1.

The president authorized to declare any cluster of barangay, municipalities, cities,

provinces and regions under state of calamity upon the recommendation of what office
and why?

This is in accordance to the R.A. no. 10121 Sec. 16, Declaration State of
Calamity. To make a barangay, municipalities, cities, provinces and regions under state
of calamity, the national disaster risk reduction and management council (NDRRMO) is
the one who is responsible to have a recommendation to the president on what place
should be in a state of calamity. the national disaster risk reduction and management
council (NDRRMO) is oblige in this in updating such natural disasters or any
catastrophic phenomena because this office or agency in the Philippine is responsible
for ensuring the protection and welfare of the people during disasters or emergencies.
They are the one who plans and leads the guiding activities in the field of
communication, warning signals, emergency, transportation, evacuation, rescue, etc. thus,
The NDRRMC is a big help in our country to directly mitigate the impact of disasters and
increase the resiliency of both the national government and local government units
(LGUs) in the face of disasters.