A day after United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon assured typhoon victims of continuous international aid, Malacañang on Sunday announced that the US government will provide more support through comprehensive technical assistance, including insurance coverage for people and establishments in disaster-prone areas.

Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., in a briefing aired live over the government-run Radyo ng Bayan, announced that Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima had met with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in Washington, D.C. to discuss the details of the assistance.

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