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Standard Project Report 2016
Through the disaster preparedness and response programme under this PRRO, WFP supported local government
units, academic institutions, civil society and non-governmental organizations in strengthening disaster
preparedness and risk reduction mechanisms through initiatives such as capacity strengthening trainings,
installation of early warning systems, and community-based risk mitigation activities.
Special Operation (SO) 200706: National Response Capacity-Building Applying Lessons from the
Haiyan/Yolanda Emergency (2014-2018) with an approved budget of USD 12.8 million assisted main government
counterparts in the country through the provision of technical assistance and trainings on practical, operational, and
strategic logistics. The special operation also provided support for the construction of the Visayas Disaster
Response Centre.
Trust Fund (2016-2018) for the Philippines Country Office with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT) and the United States Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), with approved
budget USD 2.26 million was created in the middle of the year to enhance the rapid response capacity of the
Government of the Philippines and in particular, to strengthen the strategic partnership between WFP, the Office of
Civil Defense and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, who are designated to lead the
Government's emergency response. Through this funding, WFP was able to assist the Government during its
response to Typhoon Haima in October 2016 by sending 83 trucks to transport 1,030 mt of relief goods to affected
areas in Regions I, II, III and Cordillera Administrative Region.
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