For a group of expatriates employed by a Japanese manufacturing company in Mindanao, it was a way of paying back when they visited and handed relief goods to victims of typhoon ‘Pablo’ here on Christmas Eve.
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) will contribute S$100,000 worth of relief supplies to survivors of the floods in Manila. The supplies consisting of canned and fresh foods, kitchen utensils and toiletries will be distributed by SRC volunteers on Monday to those in evacuation centers.
The European Commission has announced last night the allocation of €3 million to support the emergency response and provide relief to tens of thousands of people affected in the aftermath of the tropical storm “Sendong (international codename: Washi), which struck the southern Philippines, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
