Manila, Nov. 10 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of PHP1.684 billion to replenish the quick response funds (QRF) of key government agencies leading post-disaster relief and recovery following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino and Super Typhoon Uwan.

The DBM said the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will receive the calamity funds upon the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to fast-track rehabilitation in areas battered by recent calamities, according to a news release Monday.

Of the total, PHP1 billion was released to the DA to strengthen rehabilitation programs in regions hit by African swine fever a...