UN flash appeal for ‘Ondoy,’ ‘Pepeng’ victims yields $10M
Japan donated Saturday $4.2 million for the victims of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (Ketsana) and Typhoon “Pepeng” (Parma), the largest donation so far by a single country to the Philippines.
Japan donated Saturday $4.2 million for the victims of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (Ketsana) and Typhoon “Pepeng” (Parma), the largest donation so far by a single country to the Philippines.
When storm “Ondoy” (“Ketsana”) struck on Sept. 26, the morning after was a picture of a devastated capital, a people in anguish and a nation at its weakest.
By ELLEN TORDESILLASTHE Bureau of Customs sought Friday to allay public distrust arising from the directive of President Gloria Arroyo to course all foreign donations through the Department of Social Welfare and Development by setting up a multi-agency one-stop shop system at all its offices, including at the airports, to facilitate the release and delivery