MORE AID FOR TRKIYE. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (7th from right) turns over a PHP10-million check to Philippine Red Cross Chairperson Richard Gordon (8th from right) on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023) as additional humanitarian assistance of the House of Representatives for earthquake victims in Trkiye. The amount was raised from the voluntary contributions of lawmakers. (Photo courtesy of Office of the Speaker) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday donated an additional PHP10 million in humanitarian aid for thousands of earthquake victims in Trkiye. The donation, which was raised from the voluntary contributions of House members, was made through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). The amount was in addition to the USD100,000 (about PHP5.5 million) the House, through Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez's Speaker's Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative, turned over to Turkish Ambassador to the Philippines Niyazi Evren Akyol on Monday. Former senator Richard