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Marcos to ask for more emergency funds after successive calamities
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will ask Congress to release additional emergency funds to replenish the government's depleted Quick Response Funds (QRF) due to successive calamities.
Marcos stated that the QRFs of various agencies are nearly depleted after providing aid to communities affected by Super Typhoon Nando, Typhoon Opong, and the recent magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu.
He directed the Department of Budget and Management to arrange for the prompt release of these funds.
Cebu province has been placed under a state of calamity due to the earthquake's impact.
A tent city with adequate food, water, and power supply will be established for displaced families.
The President assured that electricity would be restored to Bogo City by the end of the day and visited Masbate, which was severely hit by Typhoon Opong, and Bogo City in Cebu.
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