Tag: Emergency Fund

President Duterte approves release of P78 million fund to contain ASF, to convene Nat’l ASF Task Force

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has already approved the release of a P78 million emergency fund that the Department of Agriculture will use to effectively manage, control, and contain the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte approved the fund during last week’s cabinet meeting.  The fund will be used for “biosecurity and quarantine operations, disease monitoring and surveillance, upgrading of laboratories, capacity-building, and other disease control measures” […]

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PHL among nine countries to benefit from $100-million UN aid

(Eagle News) — The Philippines is among nine countries to benefit from a  $100-million aid from the United Nations. Apart from the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali, Eritrea, Haiti and Pakistan could avail of the funding that will be sourced from the Central Emergency Fund from the UN in 2018. The Philippines will be sharing $13 million with Mali for relief operations stemming from internal strife in the country. […]

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Emergency Fund Ready for Relief And Rehabilitation – DBM

The Philippine government assures the public of the availability of funds for disaster and relief operations in the country. This is the assurance given by Budget Secretary Florencio Abad as Typhoon Ruby continues to move across the country. In a statement, Abad said that “The current year’s budget can fully support emergency operations as they’re needed, especially in the wake of Ruby. To date, the National and local governments have been working together to ensure […]

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