US provides additional $1M in aid to PH after typhoons

Updated Mon, November 18, 2024 at 6:26 PM Published Mon, November 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM

The United States is providing an additional $1 million in humanitarian aid to the Philippines following the impact of six typhoons in less than two months.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the aid during a meeting with President Marcos and at the groundbreaking of the Combined Coordination Center in Camp Aguinaldo.

This funding will boost the efforts of USAID in delivering essential supplies.

The new assistance is supplementary to the $5.5 million in aid already provided by USAID since September.

The US also previously helped deliver almost 100,000 pounds of supplies to impacted areas.

President Marcos and Secretary Austin discussed the potential use of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites for prepositioning relief supplies during calamities.

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