The city council also issued authority for the use of P84 million from the calamity fund for assistance to the victims.
The calamity fund will be allocated to the 16 flood-affected barangays these include Lasang, San Isidro, Bunawan Proper, 1-A, 2-A, 5-A, 8-A, 9-A, 10-A, 19-B, Matina Crossing, Ma-a, Tigatto, Waan, New Carmen, and Barangay Tambobong.
Part of the budget will also be allocated to seven landslide-affected barangays. These barangays are Marilog Proper, Salaysay, Tamugan, Lamanan, Saloy, Malabog, and Paquibato Proper.
According to third district councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz that apart from the P84 million fund for the barangays affected in the city, the council also approved P19 million in assistance to other Local Government Units in the form of welfare goods, and P6.1 million in financial assistance to other provinces.
The funds are sourced from the Quick Response Fund (QRF), which is equivalent to 30 percent of the calamity fund-- an amount equivalent to five percent of the 2024 Annual Budget. The city has P188 million in QRF.
Ortiz said the city still has a trust fund to be used in cases of future calamities.
"In extreme cases, we still have funds because the unutilized calamity fund will be deposited in a trust fund, every year we have an excess because this is the first time that we incurred quite a huge damage from the calamity. So our trust fund, which is specifically for the utilization of the QRF, will amount to more than P600 million so it is big enough for Davao City. God forbid, it will be used in case of calamities,” Ortiz said in a report from the City Information Office.
City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Head Alfredo Baloran said that the funds will be used to augment food packs and to address the immediate needs of the affected families.
Those who are not in evacuation centers , he said are also considered affected families.
Baloran said that drop-off points are identified where the welfare goods can be claimed.
"We only give once but if the victims will have additional needs the CSWDO will take care of them, " Baloran said, adding the amount will also help farmers affected by the flood and landslides.
As of February 6, a total of 38,343 families have been affected by flooding and 338 families were affected by landslides.
The City Agriculturist Office will also be distributing seeds and fertilizers to farmers affected by the calamities.
The CAgrO record showed that landslides and flash floods damaged a total of 102.80 hectares of rice, corn, and high-value crops, affecting 221 farmers. The estimated cost of damage was P9 million.