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US gives additional P196M to PH for Kristine victims
The United States has provided an additional PHP196 million in aid to support the Philippines' recovery efforts for victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.
This new funding, channeled through USAID, will provide essential resources like clean water, sanitation, shelter, and cash assistance to the hardest-hit areas in Bicol and Batangas.
The cash aid will also support communities affected by subsequent disasters.
This brings the total US aid for disaster response in the Philippines to PHP280 million, following an earlier PHP84 million contribution.
US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson reaffirmed the US commitment to assisting the Philippines in its rebuilding and recovery process.
Severe Tropical Storm Kristine caused at least 116 fatalities and nearly P6 billion worth of damage to agriculture.
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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.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. led the distribution of P42.33 million in cash aid to 4,233 farmers and fishermen in Cavite affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine and Super Typhoon Leon.
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The South Korean government has provided P30 million (US$500,000) in aid through the World Food Programme to assist families in the Philippines impacted by recent typhoons.
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, alongside the BingoPlus Foundation, provided significant aid to victims of Typhoon Kristine in Talisay, Batangas.
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Around 170,000 typhoon victims in the Bicol Region received P850 million in aid during the Tabang Bicol-Tindog Oragon program, initiated by Speaker Martin Romualdez and the DSWD.
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