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Summary: CHF 146,331 was allocated from IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 February 2012 to support the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in delivering immediate assistance to 4,500 families (22,500 persons) affected by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the island of Cebu and Negros on 6 February 2012. The operation was implemented within a period of three months. Of the total amount allocated, CHF 126,402 was spent. The balance of CHF 19,929 will be returned to DREF.

PRC launched an operation to deliver assistance to the most affected families in the Ayungon, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad and Tayasan municipalities of Negros Oriental. Through relief distributions carried out under this operation, the National Society helped to meet immediate needs of 4,500 families (approximately 22,500 persons). PRC also contributed, in part, to imparting knowledge, attitude and practice of proper hygiene behaviour among 1,500 families that were reached with disease prevention, health and hygiene promotion messages. By supplying clean water in areas where supply had been disrupted and erecting a Rubb hall to serve as a temporary hospital in

Guihulngan, PRC contributed towards meeting immediate water and health needs, respectively.

Replenishment of the DREF allocation for this operation was supported by the Canadian Red Cross/Government of Canada, Netherlands Red Cross/Government of The Netherlands and the European Commission Humanitarian

Aid and Civil Protection department (DG ECHO). On behalf of the Philippine Red Cross, IFRC would like to thank these partners for their generous contributions.