TYPHOON AID.A resident of Cauayan, Negros Occidental receives a cash aid of PHP5,000 granted by the National Housing Authority to families affected by Typhoon Odette, during the payout held on June 14, 2022. The NHA released PHP90 million fund to Negros Occidental to help rebuild the damaged houses of thousands of affected residents.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - More than 18,000 families in Negros Occidental province affected by Typhoon Odette last December have received financial assistance from the National Housing Authority (NHA). Each beneficiary received PHP5,000 to help rebuild their damaged houses through the NHA's Special Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP), which released a PHP90-million fund to Negros Occidental. As of Saturday, the provincial government has already completed the payout to recipients in eight local government units across the province. "We have already given out the aid coming from the NHA," said Governor Eugen