Secretary Corazon Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development over the weekend assured the public that the DSWD has sufficient “El Niño funds” amounting to no less than P1 billion.

She made the statement after Sen. Ralph Recto wared recently that a “national crisis” might occur if the national government through the DSWD will not release the P3.9 billion calamity fund and the P6.7 billion Quick Response Fund (QRF).

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