Taiwan has donated nearly 100 tonnes of food and supplies to help the Philippines recover from Typhoon Rai, which hit the country last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
Nearly 100 tonnes of building materials and rice had been prepared, the ministry cited Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tien Chung-kwang (田中光) as saying at a ceremony in Taipei to hand over the goods.
Tien told the attendants that the aid would soon be shipped to the Philippines, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry coordinated with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Council of Agriculture to raise building