The US government is providing approximately P13.8 million or $250,000 in funding to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to bolster the Philippine government’s response to severe rains and flooding caused by consecutive storms and the enhanced southwest monsoon.

The funding, channeled through the US Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, will support government relief operations by facilitating the transport of food to flood-affected communities in Metro Manila, Northern and Central Luzon and Calabarzon.

“We are tracking the devastation caused by the storms and floods and are deeply concerned for all those affected,” US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said.

“The US Embassy’s interagency team is coordinating closely with the Philippine government and the WFP to ensure aid reaches those in need,” she added.