China donated 800,000 PHP worth of rescue equipment to the Philippines (linked with #49328 and #49329)

$800K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Start Date	Sep 28, 2015
End Date	Jun 03, 2031
Duration	5,727 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`49327`

Grant Description

On October 2, 2015, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua visited Tacloban City, Leyte to personally assess recovery efforts in areas ravaged by super typhoon 'Yolanda' and donated P800,000 worth of rescue equipment.

According to the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the donation is composed of safety helmets, life preservers, extrication equipment and first-aid kits which were turned over to Tacloban City rescue teams and units. The turnover ceremony for the ambassador's donation of rescue supplies and equipments was on September 27-28th, 2015.

📋 Staff Comments

The first umbrella project of three in total, Link with #49328 and #49329

📚 Sources & References

China donates P.8-M rescue equipment to Tacloban
Yolanda (Typhoon Haiyan): Aid, donations from int'l community
Chinese Ambassador Paid Visit to Tacloban City Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.