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The
unconditional cash grant assistance of IRC and PBSP will provide
immediate relief to 1,404 households in Daram who lost their
homes to typhoon Ruby. |
Ruby survivors in
Daram receive cash grants from IRC, PBSP
By PBSP
January 8, 2015
TACLOBAN CITY –
Global non-profit group International Rescue Committee (IRC), through
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), extended financial
assistance to victims in Samar whose homes were totally damaged from
typhoon Ruby.
A total of 1,404 households
from 53 barangays in the municipality of Daram received unconditional
cash grants worth P2,500 intended for the initial recovery of affected
families.
The unconditional cash grant
assistance, which covers a total amount of P3.15 million, is one of
IRC’s and PBSP’s initial responses in the early recovery and
rehabilitation of the island municipality, which is identified as one
of the hardest hit areas by Ruby. The typhoon made its first landfall
in Dolores, Eastern Samar on December 6.
Daram’s local government
reported that the town sustained a total of P395.97 million worth of
damages, with P23.95 million coming from damages in agriculture.
Prior to the unconditional
cash grant assistance, 1,730 households also received SPHERE-standard
relief packs which were distributed by PBSP and IRC. The distribution
is also participated by IRC’s Director of New Country Programs Nicky
Smith, who also led the rapid assessment in the area to identify the
community’s urgent needs.
In 2014, IRC and PBSP poured
more than P21 million for the early recovery and relief of more than
4,000 households in San Dionisio and Batad, Iloilo, which were hit by
typhoon Yolanda. The project included the provision of 470 motorized
boats and fishing gears, installation of 1,100 artificial reefs and 11
fish enhancing devices, and the replanting and rehabilitation of 30
hectares of mangrove forests.
