By Charissa Luci-Atienza  The House of Representatives is willing to provide as much as P50 billion supplemental budget for the rehabilitation of areas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption. Rep. Martin Romualdez (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez assured President Duterte that the Lower Chamber will prioritize his request to fast-track the approval of a P30 billion supplemental budget for the victims. "Under the leadership of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, we assure that the House of Representatives would give the highest priority to the request of President Duterte for Congress to fast-track the approval of a P30 billion supplemental budget for areas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption," he said in a statement. "If need be, the House leadership is even willing to increase the amount of the supplemental budget to as much as P50 billion for the sake of our ‘kababayans’ there," he said. During his visit to evacuees in Sto. Tomas, Batangas on Monday, President Duterte asked Congress to pass a supplemental budget worth P30 billion to assist the affected areas. He said funds should be appropriated for the construction of massive evacuation centers in disaster-prone areas. Romualdez said they will closely coordinate with Malacañang to get the details of the supplemental budget proposal. "The House is committed to show ‘malasakit’ and provide families displaced by the explosion of Taal Volcano long-term and permanent solutions to their woes," he said. "We are going to coordinate with the Palace to get the full details of the supplemental budget," he added.