A handover ceremony witnessed by Representative Peiyung Hsuwas held at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines on December 29, 2021. Simon Su, President of the Taiwanese Compatriot Association in Philippines (TCAIP), officially donated P2 million to Vice Chairman Eddie U. Tamondong of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, representing the Philippine government, to help in the relief work for Super Typhoon Odette victims. Tamondong expressed his sincere appreciation to the TCAIP for its kind and generous donation to help people in need in the Philippines.
More donations pour in from Taiwanese community to help Filipinos in calamity areas
THE Taiwanese community in the Philippines once again extended a helping hand to the victims of Super Typhoon Odette (international name:Rai).
A handover ceremony witnessed by Representative Peiyung Hsu was held at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines on December 29, 2021.
Simon Su, President of the Taiwanese Compatriot Association in Philippines (TCAIP), officially donated P2 million to Vice Chairman Eddie U. Tamondong of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, representing the Philippine government, to help in the relief work for Super Typhoon Odette.
Tamondong expressed his sincere appreciation to the TCAIP for its kind and generous donation to help people in need in the Philippines.
The humanitarian aid from Taiwan for the recovery from Typhoon Odette includes US$ 500,000 from the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), P2.7 million and P2 million from the Taiwan Association Inc. Philippines and the Love From Koten Foundation respectively, as well as the delivery of 10 metric tons of relief goods to Cebu by two C-130s.
As Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu said in his tweet: “We truly care about our Filipino brothers & sisters.” Taiwan would give the shirt off its back to help its neighbors.
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