The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Friday that the government-owned and controlled company National Housing Authority (NHA) should already use the P350-million housing funds reported to be “intact” which was supposed to be used for the disaster-stricken areas from the destruction made by the Typhoon Santi and the 7.2-magnitude Bohol-Cebu earthquake.
"The NHA appears to have some difficulty with disbursing the funds released to them for their emergency housing initiatives. We urge them to make use of these funds as quickly as possible, so the government can implement time-sensitive emergency housing activities that will address the housing requirements of those affected by calamities or disasters," said Larry Drapete, DBM’s Budget and Management Bureau director.
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