MANILA – The government released an additional ₱1.7 billion from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF) to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in June, bringing total disaster fund releases this year to ₱7.6 billion.

In a report, it said that based on the latest status report, the NDRRMF had a remaining balance of ₱32.5 billion as of June 30 after the latest disbursement for disaster response requirements.

The 2026 NDRRMF has a total appropriation of ₱40.15 billion, consisting of ₱23.5 billion for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program (NDRRMP), ₱15.3 billion for the Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance Program (DRRAP) for local government units, ₱1 billion for the People’s Survival Fund (PSF), and ₱322.86 million in continuing appropriations from 2025.

According to the report, all releases made so far this year have come from the NDRRMP and were used to augment the DSWD’s Quick Response Fund (QRF), which serves as standby funding for immediate relief and rehabilitation efforts.

The DSWD has received a total of ₱7.64 billion in QRF replenishments in 2026.

Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Goddes Hope Libiran said the latest ₱1.7-billion release was approved on June 19 for the replenishment of the DSWD’s QRF for social services.

Libiran said the funds are generally used to support disaster response operations nationwide, including the prepositioning of relief goods before and after calamities. She referred questions on the specific use of the funds to the DSWD.

The government released ₱2 billion in February, ₱1.9 billion in March, ₱2 billion in April and ₱1.7 billion in June.

Following the latest releases, the NDRRMP has an available balance of ₱15.9 billion.

Combined with the untouched ₱15.3 billion under the DRRAP and ₱1.32 billion under the People’s Survival Fund, the government has a total of ₱32.5 billion remaining for disaster response and recovery efforts for the rest of the year.