Executive Decree PCM-29-2025 through which a state of emergency is declared in the Departments of Francisco Morazán, La Paz, Intibucá, Lempira and the Municipality of the Central District

A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED in the Departments of Francisco Morazán, La Paz, Intibucá, Lempira and with special attention in the capital of the Republic, the Municipality of the Central District, due to their conditions of high vulnerability for a period of forty-five (45) days, as of the publication of this Executive Decree. The rainfall forecast for the month of October and precisely in the coming days announces serious and moderate impacts and effects on the population and their assets in different mentioned areas and departments. The passage of tropical disturbances has already caused damage and soil saturation, therefore action must be taken within the framework of this decree with responsibility and the purpose of assisting the population and preventing greater damage to persons and their assets and establishing priorities, executing rescue and reconstruction operations.

Authorization is granted to the State Secretary in the Office of Risk Management and National Contingencies (COPECO) to immediately proceed and execute the actions necessary to prevent and protect the lives and assets of citizens, for which purpose it is authorized in accordance with the provisions of the State Contracting Law and its Regulation to carry out direct contracting of goods and services, as well as to the following State institutions, Secretary of Infrastructure, Honduran Social Investment Fund, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock, Secretary of Social Development. The Fire Department, Red Cross, as well as the Association of Municipalities of Honduras (AMHON), must participate in the programming and monitoring of the emergency, its impact and effective response, maintaining permanent communication, as well as the corresponding Municipalities, with the purpose of obtaining their cooperation and real-time data on the impacts.

The National Emergency System "NINE, ONE, ONE (911)", as a public service and national security service, must keep its telephone number Nine One One (911) permanently active in order to assist the population that requires immediate assistance.

The State Secretary in the Office of Finance (SEFIN) is instructed to manage, redirect, allocate and report on resources that are identified, including available external resources and to carry out the necessary budgetary and financial operations.

The State Secretary in the Office of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation is instructed to proceed in managing with cooperating countries and international organizations the obtainment of Financial Humanitarian Assistance, intended to cover the immediate needs of recovery and reconstruction of damages caused by storms and heavy rains in the different departments of the country.

The Institutions that form part of SINAGER and that provide immediate response to the population's needs and that have not been mentioned in this Decree require authorization and direct instruction from SINAGER to proceed through the direct contracting modality, in accordance with the State Contracting Law, for the purpose of carrying out the necessary works and supplies for assistance during and after the completion of the cyclonic season. They must present to the State Secretary in the Office of Transparency and the Superior Court of Accounts a report related to assistance with this emergency, in order to promote transparency, accountability and to inform the Presidency of the Republic from its beginning until its conclusion.

The contracts executed under the provisions of this Decree shall be subject to the approval and audit processes provided for by the Constitution and the Laws of the Republic, and must be notified to the Superior Court of Accounts.

The Secretary of Education is authorized to decree and instruct public and private institutions on the scope of this emergency.

In response to a road emergency request from the Municipal Government of the Central District, all State institutions with residence in the capital of the Republic, with the exception of the institutions that have to address the emergency due to rains in person, shall begin as of tomorrow, October 13, the telework modality for 70% of their personnel, in order for the Municipality of the Central District to develop the announced plan of road emergency, urban and environmental planning. This provision shall be suspended when the Municipal Government of the Central District executes the actions provided for in its emergency plan.

This Decree is of immediate execution and shall be published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta". Given in the city of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, on the twelfth (12) day of the month of October of the year two thousand twenty-five (2025). COMMUNICATE AND PUBLISH. IRIS XIOMARA CASTRO SARMIENTO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC LESLY SARAHÍ CERNA STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY MIRTHA CLAUDINA GUTIÉRREZ REYES STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, BY LAW CHRISTIAN DAVID DUARTE CHÁVEZ STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF FINANCE TOMÁS EDUARDO VAQUERO MORRIS STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF GOVERNANCE, JUSTICE AND DECENTRALIZATION JAVIER EFRAIN BÚ SOTO STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION SERGIO VLADIMIR COELLO DÍAZ STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF TRANSPARENCY AND FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION RICARDO ARTURO SALGADO STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FREDIS ALONSO CERRATO VALLADARES STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DORIS YOLANY GARCÍA PAREDES STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS HECTOR GUSTAVO SANCHEZ VELASQUEZ STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF SECURITY CARLA MARINA PAREDES REYES STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF HEALTH LUCKY HALACH MEDINA ESTRADA STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT DANIEL ENRIQUE ESPONDA VELÁSQUEZ STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION HECTOR LONGINO BECERRA LANZA STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAURA ELENA SUAZO TORRES STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK ERICK MEDARDO TEJADA CARBAJAL STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF ENERGY OCTAVIO JOSÉ PINEDA PAREDES STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT WILMER JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ ALACHÁN STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY YADIRA ESTHER GÓMEZ CHAVARRÍA STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF TOURISM GLORIA ANNARELLA VÉLEZ OSEJO STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF CULTURES, ARTS AND PATRIMONIES OF THE PEOPLES OF HONDURAS WARREN OCHOA ORELLANA STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WATER AND SANITATION JOSÉ JORGE FORTÍN AGUILAR STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL CONTINGENCIES (COPECO) JUAN CARLOS COELLO DÍAZ STATE SECRETARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING OF PROJECTS AND AGREEMENTS LIZETH ARMANDINA COELLO GÓMEZ STATE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICES OF CHILDHOOD, ADOLESCENCE AND FAMILY