THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $2 million grant to support the country's Typhoon Odette response.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ADB said the grant, which is under its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, will provide humanitarian assistance to 15,000 households, or about 75,000 people in Visayas and Mindanao severely affected by the typhoon last December.

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