ILOILO City – To sustain post-typhoon recovery and ensure readiness for future weather disturbances, the city government has reprogrammed P16.9 million from its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) to support ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts for families affected by Typhoon “Tino.”
The allocation, approved by the City Council in a special session on November 8, is sourced from the city’s Quick Response Fund (QRF) and designed to address the most urgent community needs identified after the typhoon’s devastation.
According to Darwin Papa, chief of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s (CDRRMO) Disaster Response Division, the reallocation was guided by post-disaster assessments.
“The fund will be used mainly for the replenishment of our food items and support for animal welfare during disasters, as well as the rehabilitation of our damaged communication systems,” he explained. “Some of our communication equipment were affected by the extreme winds brought by Typhoon Tino, so part of the budget will go to restoring those systems to ensure better coordination in future emergencies.”
The breakdown of the P16,925,000 allocation includes P9.1 million for shelter materials, P2 million for prepositioned goods, P165,000 for chlorine, P900,000 for generators, P150,000 for collapsible cages, P10,000 for dog supplements, P100,000 for vegetable seeds, P2 million for laundry services, P300,000 for solar fixtures or streetlights, and P600,000 for tower and rescue lights.
Typhoon Tino affected 5,456 families or 19,051 individuals across 131 barangays, damaging 1,692 houses — 98 totally destroyed and 1,595 partially damaged — based on data from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC).
Papa emphasized that the move also enables the city to continue disaster operations while preparing for possible future calamities.
“Because we are still under a state of calamity, the previous allocations from July remain in place, and the remainder is what we reprogrammed to address current needs,” he said. “There are still funds left that we can utilize for succeeding operations if needed.”
He further assured residents that Iloilo City remains financially equipped to respond to new emergencies.
“We still have enough funds. We have not yet exhausted our Quick Response Fund because we want to ensure that even if another weather disturbance occurs, we can still respond immediately,” Papa said.
As of the latest report, the CDRRMO manages P207.158 million, with P62.147 million (30%) set aside for the Quick Response Fund — about P23 million of which remains available for use, excluding ongoing recovery operations./PN
