MANILA -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released on Monday, August 8, 2022, the funding to support the P10,000 emergency shelter assistance to over 150,000 households affected by Typhoon Odette.

DBM Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved a special allotment amounting to P1,580,123,000.00 granting the request of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for emergency shelter assistance to aid in the reconstruction of 153,410 totally damaged houses in Regions VI, VIII, X and XIII.

“Bawat isa sa atin ay itinuturing ang tahanan bilang isang safe haven o ligtas na lugar. Ang pagkakaroon ng isang maayos na tahanan ay dalangin ng bawat Pilipino. Kaya kaisa po ang DBM sa pagtulong na masigurong bawat tahanang nasira ng bagyong Odette ay maiayos upang komportableng masilungan ng ating mga kababayan kasama ang kanilang pamilya at mga mahal sa buhay,” Secretary Pangandandaman said.

“Bagaman tumama ang bagyong Odette noong nakaraang taon, hindi po nakalimutan ng inyong pamahalaan ang mga nasalanta. Patuloy ang pagbibigay natin ng tulong sa mga nangangailangan para sa kanilang pagbangon muli,” Sec. Pangandaman added.

Typhoon Odette hit the country affecting families in Regions IV-B, VI, VII, VIII, X and XIII in December 2021.

The DSWD requested for the release of the P1.5 billion on August 2, 2022, which was received by the DBM on August 3, 2022. The corresponding Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) was released on August 8, 2022. (DBM)