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MANILA, Philippines - The European Commission this week approved a grant of seven million euros (or approximately P490 million) in humanitarian assistance for the victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng in the Philippines.
This is additional to the two million euros in donation approved last September 29.
Ambassador Alistair MacDonald, Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Manila, said that "the extent of the suffering and damage caused by Ondoy and Pepeng had called for exceptional efforts and resilience by the national and local authorities.?
As before, this latest funding will be channeled through international organizations and non-governmental organizations working in close coordination with the relevant national authorities.
The assistance will cover a broad array of priority needs, including the provision of food, shelter and non-food items, primary health care, psychosocial assistance, emergency livelihood assistance, logistics and transport.
In addition to its funding for humanitarian assistance, the European Commission had also dispatched experts to help assess humanitarian needs within days of the disasters, and has contributed substantially to the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) currently being carried out in cooperation with the World Bank and the United Nations.
