On October 29, the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency relief goods (tents, plastic sheets) worth 38 million yen (approximately 16.7 million pesos) to the Republic of the Philippines through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in response to the request from the Philippines following a strong earthquake that hit the central part of the Philippines.
On October 15, a devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.2, with its epicenter in Bohol Island, struck the central part of the Philippines, causing serious damages including many casualties, the injured and displaced. According to the announcement by the Philippine Government on October 29, 218 people are dead, 768 people are injured and the total number of those affected is more than 3,200,000 people.
In the face of these serious damages and in light of strong bonds existing between Japan and the Philippines as strategic partners, the Government of Japan made this decision to extend emergency assistance for humanitarian aid for those affected.
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