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(File photo) MANILA - The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) will request the Office of the President (OP) to provide emergency shelter assistance (ESA) for families affected by Typhoon Odette. The council approved the recommendation during its emergency council meeting on Thursday. The NDRRMC's Shelter Cluster, during the meeting, identified the provision of cash assistance and housing materials, and the setting up of transitional shelters as part of the government's relief efforts. "This (shelter assistance) can be provided through the NDRRM Fund since this is subject for replenishment," NDRRMC executive director and Civil Defense Administrator Ricardo Jalad said during the virtual meeting. Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano reported that the OP is already providing cash assistance of PHP 5,000 per affected low-income family. Meanwhile, the NDRRMC Operations Center also reported that "Odette" has so far affect ....

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