China hands P7.5 million for relief, rehabilitation of areas affected by Taal

January 23, 2020

Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian on Wednesday met Foreign Affaurs Undersecretary Enrique Manalo and turned over one million renminbi (about P7.5 million) for the relief and rehabilitation of the areas affected by Taal volcano’s eruption.

The Chinese Embassy made the announcement in a press release Thursday.

Huang expressed his deep sympathies to Filipinos affected by the recent volcano eruption of the Philippines.

Huang said that the Chinese side looks forward to lending more strength to the disaster relief efforts on the Philippine side to overcome the difficulties and help the affected people restore their normal livelihood at an earliest date.

Huang also extended his Spring Festival greetings to the overseas Chinese in those areas. DMS