Rappler's latest stories on Quick Response Fund
Cebu town releases P3.9 million disaster funds amid state of calamity
Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura says the disaster fund would be used for the purchase of tarpaulins for houses and waterproof plywood for boats damaged by Typhoon Ursula
DBM releases P28.26-M quick response fund for Albay
(UPDATED) The internal revenue allotment of all local government units is already released, allowing the province of Albay to tap into their quick response fund
DA to start paying farm owners affected by bird flu outbreak
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says he has already identified P31 million from the Quick Response Fund for the initial payment of affected farmers
DepEd wants to revive repair funds for calamity-hit schools
Undersecretary Alain Pascua says school buildings have suffered around P2 billion worth of damage following recent typhoons and eathquakes but they have means to fund the repairs
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DepEd: Revive Quick Response Fund for typhoon-hit schools
The Department of Education says it can use the fund to fast track the repair of damaged schools
Ubial: PH drug problem a 'public health emergency'
Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial says around P145 million of its Quick Response Fund will be used to address the immediate needs in treatment and rehabilitation centers
Yolanda: OCD finally uses up 'idle' funds for victims after 2 years – COA
In 2014 state auditors criticized the Office of Civil Defense for its slow use of the funds which should have been used to help victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda
DBM releases P12.3 billion in irrigation funds
P11 8 billion will be used for the expansion of irrigation across the country while the remaining P500 million is for NIA s Quick Response Funds
COA goes after DND for P752-M unliquidated quick response fund
The releases in 2014 should not have been approved because the various units under the defense department had yet to liquidate expenses in previous years
Legarda: Why is P15.7 billion in disaster funds unused?
Loren Legarda who chairs the Senate committees on finance and climate change says the funds should be released immediately to victims of Lando and other typhoons before it
300 PH towns to get climate change funds by 2016
A fund of around P40 million is proposed to help make Philippine towns more resilient to climate change and prepared for disasters
Luis damage to agri ‘minimal’ at P410M
Cagayan Valley sustains the bulk of the damage says the Department of Agriculture
COA: Yolanda fund, donations did not reach victims
The OCD had P692 77 million for quick response in 2013 while the NDRRMC received P48 82 million in donations but these were used for operations or kept in banks
DepEd seeks P1B Quick Response Fund for 2015
The Quick Response Fund is a built in budgetary allocation for agencies responding to areas affected by catastrophes and crises
To the social media savvy: Help report school damage
Education officials say the preemptive suspension of classes by local government units helped a lot during Typhoon Glenda
Evacuees move out of PSHS-Eastern Visayas
About 2 000 evacuees are expected to vacate the campus on December 15 in preparation for the resumption of classes January next year
Senate OKs P14.6-B supplemental budget
Escudero provides a breakdown of how the funds will be used
Wanted: Messiah for disasters
The stand alone agency should be responsible for formulating one coherent plan on disaster management
2013 disaster fund gets extra lump sum
Congress files resolutions seeking to extend the validity of all unused allotments for 2013 and to repurpose the unused P14 6 B PDAF
Task: Locate teachers in disaster areas
Temporary learning spaces will be set up once school officials are accounted for says Education Secretary Armin Luistro
P3.3B available for quake victims – Abad
A combined P1 billion remains of the President s calamity and contingency funds; P2 3 billion will come from quick response funds of 6 agencies
