SEC. 2. Use and Release of Funds. – The amounts appropriated herein shall be used for relief and rehabilitation services, and the repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction of permanent structures, including other capital expenditures for disaster operations and rehabilitation activities in areas affected by disasters and calamities, both natural and man-made including, but not limited to, the areas devastated by typhoons “Labuyo”, “Odette”, “Pablo”, “Sendong”, “Santi” and “Vinta”, as declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the siege and unrest in Zamboanga City, the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Bohol and Cebu, and the massive onslaught of super Typhoon “Yolanda” which severely hit the Central Philippines, including Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Capiz, Aklan, the northern part of Antique, the northern areas of Cebu, Iloilo, Palawan, Romblon, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.
Releases from this Fund shall be made by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) directly to the appropriate implementing departments/agencies in accordance with the approval of the President of the Philippines.
