Baguio sends P5-M aid to 44 typhoon-hit LGUs
Aerial view of the Baguio City Hall (PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY - The city government has sent a PHP5-million donation to 44 municipalities affected by Typhoon Odette in the Visayas and Mindanao. Acting Mayor Faustino Olowan said in a phone interview on Thursday that the city's assistance was approved before Christmas and immediately sent to the local government units (LGUs). The local finance committee issued a certificate of availability of funds for the financial aid, which was sourced from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office's Quick Response Fund of the city's 20...