DBM OKs P1.625B for DSWD, DPWH calamity funds to aid typhoon, quake victims

DBM OKs P1.625B for DSWD, DPWH calamity funds to aid typhoon, quake victims

The Department of Budget and Management on Friday announced it released a total of 1.625 billion to replenish the Quick Response Funds of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Public Works and Highways to speed up aid and recovery efforts for the victims of recent weather disturbances and the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu province.