In response to the calamities caused by Supertyphoon Yolanda, the Government of Japan has approved the project that will be implemented by APTERR (ASEAN Plus Three Rice Reserve) to deliver emergency rice worth USD 500,000 using Japan's contribution to the APTERR.
APTERR is a regional cooperation established in 2004 to ensure food security in an emergency caused by temporary and large scale calamities. Japan has funded so far USD 6.64 million in total since the start of APTERR. The assistance this time is the second assistance to the Philippines through the framework of APTERR.
In light of friendly relations between Japan and the Philippines, and considering dire needs of the affected people , the Government of Japan has made this decision to extend emergency rice assistance for those affected by Supertyphoon Yolanda.
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<Past emergency assistance for the Philippines through APTERR>
Rice assistance worth USD 200,000 for the victims of typhoon Pablo(2012)
http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/pressandspeech/press/pressreleases/2013/3.htm
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In addition to the dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team and Japan's Self-Defense Force Units, as well as rice delivery through APTERR above, Japan has provided the following assistance (52.1million USD in total) so far for the victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda;
(1) Emergency Grant Aid: 30 million USD
(2) Emergency Relief Goods: app. 0.6 million USD
(3) Assistance through Japanese NGOs (JPF): 1.5 million USD
(4) Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) of Asian Development Bank (ADB): 20 million USD
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