Taiwan donated $200,000 (P11 million) to support the victims of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Abra and nearby provinces last month.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) turned over the donation to Manila Economic and Cultural Office Chair Silvestre Bello III, with Abra Gov. Dominic Valera as a witness.
TECO Representative Peiyung Hsu expressed the Taiwanese people’s condolences and sympathies to the victims.
“When the earthquake happened in the province of Abra, the people in Taiwan did not only have our sympathy but we know the pains (the victims had) because we also suffer from earthquakes,” Hsu said.
“We decided to make donations in cash and we hope to see the people in the province of Abra and Cordillera have their life back as soon as possible,” he added.
The magnitude 7.0 quake hit several provinces in Northern Luzon last July 27, damaging structures and killing 11 people. Based on the report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the tremors affected 513,330 people and displaced more than 15,000 families in Ilocos, Cagayan, and the Cordillera regions. – PNA
