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US to give PH ₱13.8 M in aid amid recent calamities

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July 26 2025

The United States will be providing about P13.8 million in funding to help the Philippines in its response efforts amid the severe rains and flooding caused by consecutive storms and the enhanced southwest monsoon, or “habagat”.

- BY BETHEENA UNITE

The US Embassy in Manila announced on Friday, July 25, that the US government is providing approximately P13.8 million or $250,000 in funding to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

According to the Embassy, the funding will be provided through the US Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.

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