Taiwan donates 40,000 bags of rice for PH poor, disaster survivors
Chairman Silvestre H. Bello III of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (seated, 2nd from left) and Resident Representative to the Philippines Wallace Minn-Gan Chow of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (2nd from right) sign the Deed of Donation and Acceptance recently for the shipment of 2,000 metric tons of rice from Taiwan for distribution for free to the poorest Filipino households and those affected by calamities.
The government of Taiwan has donated to the Philippines 2,000 metric tons of rice (40,000 sacks of 50 kgs) for distribution to the most needy and poorest sectors, and victims of calamities, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) announced on Thursday (December 28).
Half of the donation, or 20,000 sacks, has arrived in Manila last week. The other half is arriving this week.
The donation was made through the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office represented by Resident Representative to the Philippines Wallace Minn-Gan Chow, and accepted by MECO chairman Silvestre H. Bello III, who is also the country’s Resident Representative to Taiwan.
Bello said the Taiwan rice will go a long way in providing relief to poor Filipino households and families, and those affected by calamities.
“We sincerely appreciate the donation and most grateful to TECO and the government of Taiwan for their generosity,” Bello said, adding that it further strengthens people-to-people relations of the two countries.
The donation, Bello said, “is intended for use of the Philippine national government for free distribution to the needy and poorest sectors of the Philippine population and for the victims of calamities.”
Beneficiaries will be determined by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), he said.
Teco, according to Bello, will shoulder shipping, insurance and initial delivery costs of the shipments from Taiwan to Manila,.
Meco took care of document processing and other importation requirements.
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