China has pledged a 1-million renminbi (P7.2 million) cash donation to the Philippine government to assist in the ongoing disaster relief efforts for the displaced residents in Luzon following the Jan. 12 eruption of Taal Volcano, the Department of Finance said over the weekend.
In a diplomatic correspondence sent to the DoF, China, through its embassy in Manila, said it “is looking forward to handing over the… donation as soon as possible.”
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III thanked the Chinese embassy for the donation, which he said “would be of great help to the government’s ongoing efforts to assist the Taal evacuees.”
“We thank the People’s Republic of China for its donation, which is just one of the many it has provided to the Philippines to help victims of calamities. This concrete expression of sympathy and support to our countrymen further strengthens our bilateral ties and reflects the warm relations between our two countries,“ Dominguez said in a statement.