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State Department reports emergency food and shelter assistance to Philippines flood victims

5533081 · August 5, 2025

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Summary

The spokesperson said the U.S. provided $250,000 to WFP for family food packs and an additional $250,000 for emergency shelter, with nearly 14,000 food packs delivered and shelter aid intended to reach more than 15,000 people.

The State Department said it is supporting disaster response in the Philippines with U.S. funding routed through the World Food Programme and shelter assistance to help flood-affected communities in Central and Northern Luzon.

The spokesperson said $250,000 in State Department funds is supporting the World Food Programme’s transport of family food packs to flood-affected areas, with nearly 14,000 packs delivered to date. The department is providing an additional $250,000 to provide emergency shelter assistance intended to meet the needs of more than 15,000 disaster-affected individuals.

Discussion only: the podium provided a program readout and distribution counts; reporters asked procedural and broader policy questions but no new funding packages or program changes were announced from the briefing.

The State Department framed these contributions as part of ongoing humanitarian engagement and said additional details would be provided through normal channels as operations proceed.