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In a lush field nestled in the heart of Capiz province on Panay island, Philippines, 37-year-old Fidel Fundal stands under the shade of a coconut tree and gazes at his 1.5 hectare field of yellow corn. This season, he will be harvesting about nine tons of yellow corn, earning a gross profit of about Php 157,500. In previous years, he would earn close to nothing.
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is allocating an additional Php950 million ($19 million) in humanitarian assistance to help communities affected by Typhoon Odette, bringing total U.S. support for this response to more than Php1 billion ($20.2 million).
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently joined representatives from the Philippine government, the Embassy of Israel in the Philippines, and the private sector to announce the five winners of the inaugural Philippine Water Challenge (PhlWC), a platform to generate solutions, support improvements, and expand innovations in the country’s water and sanitation sector.
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional Php 50 million ($1 million) to support communities affected by Typhoon Odette.
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing Php10 million ($200,000) in immediate assistance to support communities devastated by Typhoon Odette, internationally known as Super Typhoon Rai.
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Last updated: January 18, 2022
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