Malasiqui Pangasinan, Aug. 8 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is offering unconditional financial assistance to households with totally and partially damaged houses in Ilocos Region.

The assistance is under the Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program - Emergency Shelter Support, DHSUD Ilocos Region Public Housing and Settlements Division head Dr. Claudine Valdez said in a phone interview Friday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Memorandum No. 5 series of 2021 designated DHSUD as the lead for the Shelter and Housing Assistance Program during emergency response, early recovery, and rehabilitation and recovery phases.

The program is meant to address immediate a...