ON May 21, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator (AA) Sarah Charles announced on behalf of the American people an additional P400 million ($8 million) in assistance to aid the recovery of millions of Filipinos affected by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai). The amount brings…
ON March 17 Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa attended a ceremonial turnover of 300 metric tons of rice donated by Japan to Typhoon Odette (international name Rai)-affected areas under the framework of the Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR). During the ceremony Koshikawa cited Japan as the biggest contributor of APTERR…
(Photo from Japan Embassy in the Philippines) MANILA - Japan Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko and National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Judy Carol Dansal welcomed the arrival of 300 metric tons of Japanese rice under the Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) initiative at the NFA warehouse in Valenzuela City on Monday. The rice will be delivered and distributed to Typhoon Odette-affected families in Cebu, Bohol, and Surigao del Norte as soon as the approval by the APTERR Council is given to NFA, according to a news release on Tuesday. During the official inspection of the rice stocks, Koshikawa stressed that Japan fully commits to support the Philippines' efforts to build back better from the typhoon damage. "We hope these tons of rice will be delivered soon to nourish typhoon affected families," he said. APTERR is a regional cooperation that started in 2012 and aims to strengthen food security, poverty alleviation, and malnourishment erad