THE City Government of Davao will provide P1-million calamity fund each for the five provinces declared in the state of calamity due to Tropical Depression Usman.

The City Council's special session Thursday, January 3, approved a P10-million assistance for the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon, and Oriental Mindoro. The aid for these provinces were requested by the City Administration Office through City Administrator lawyer Zuleika Lopez.

Camarines Norte recorded the highest number of families affected with 642,710, followed by Camarines Sur (522,495), Albay (286,641), Sorsogon (177,002), and Oriental Mindoro (168,811).

Another P5 million will be allotted for food and relief assistance will be divided only to Albay, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon, the three most devastated areas.

During the special session, some councilors suggested that the P5 million allotment for food and relief assistance to the three major affected provinces should be given as groceries for the affected families in which the council members agreed.

The fund will be sourced from the Quick Response Fund (QRF) of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund or the calamity fund of the City for 2019.

Usman was the last typhoon to hit the country in 2018.