THE 18th Davao City Council approved on Thursday, December 21, a total of P8-million calamity assistance to 11 municipalities, cities, and provinces in Visayas that were badly hit by Tropical Storm Urduja.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio initially requested for a legislative authority to utilize portion of the Quick Response Fund (QRF) from city's calamity fund.

Granted for financial assistance of P1 million each are Tacloban City, Ormoc City, Northern Samar, Samar, and Eastern Samar.

Local government units that will receive P500,000 each are Llorente and Can-avid, Eastern Samar; Northern Samar; Santa Fe and Barugo, Leyte; Zumaraga, Samar; and Biliran, Biliran.

City Budget Officer Ermelinda Furog assured Thursday that the City still has enough funds.

She said the City still has P91.4-million QRF and once the P8 million will be released as financial assistance, P83.1 million will remain for the City's calamity fund.