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PR#100–2012, December 09, 2012 |
JAPAN PROVIDES Php 22M EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
TO TYPHOON PABLO VICTIMS
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The Government of Japan decided on December 8 to provide emergency assistance amounting to 45 million Japanese yen (approximately 22 million pesos) for the victims of Typhoon Pablo. T o alleviate the difficulties of the typhoon victims in Mindanao, the assistance is provided through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the form of relief items which include tents, jerry cans, sleeping pads and plastic sheeting.
Typhoon Pablo (International name: Bopha) cut across Mindanao in southern Philippines on December 4 and 5, triggering a series of flash floods, landslides and flooding, resulting in massive damage, including many casualties, injur i es and displaced.
In response to this situation, messages expressing condolences and sympathies were sent earlier from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to H.E. President Benigno S. Aquino III, from Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario, and from Minister of Defense Satoshi Morimoto to Secretary of National Defense Voltaire T. Gazmin. The Government of Japan reiterates its commitment in assisting the Philippine Government's disaster management efforts.
In light of friendly relations between Japan and the Philippines and as both countries being disaster-prone nations , the Government of Japan has made the decision to extend emergency assistance for humanitarian aid for those affected.
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