MANILA - President Aquino placed calls to world leaders on Friday to thank them for the aid and assistance that their respective countries have given to the Philippines in the aftermath of super typhoon Yolanda. ABS-CBN learned that Aquino spoke to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot in the morning and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the afternoon. In the evening, Aquino is scheduled to place a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Mexico made a $1 million donation through the Red Cross. Australia sent a medical assistance team; more than $7 million in donation spread through Australian NGOs, the United Nations, and the Red Cross; as well as $1.3 million worth of emergency supplies such as mosquito nets, tarps, and water containers. Japan donated $10 million in emergency relief through the United Nations and deployed aircrafts with rapid response medical assistance personnel and humanitarian workers. Israel also sent planes along with medical personnel, as well as desalination equipment, medical supplies, and relief goods. abs-cbnnews/nation/11/22/13/pnoy-phones-thanks-world-leaders-yolanda-aid
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:46:20 +0000
Trending Topics
© 2015