China donates P100,000 for repair of 'Yolanda'-damaged hospital in Tacloban | Global News

China donates P100,000 for repair of ‘Yolanda’-damaged hospital in Tacloban

By: - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ
/ 05:10 PM June 19, 2014

MANILA, Philippines—Amid the escalating maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea, the Chinese government donated funds for the reconstruction of a typhoon-devastated hospital in Visayas, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

DFA said the Chinese Embassy in Manila donated a P100, 000 for the reconstruction of the Divine Word Hospital in Tacloban City.

The hospital was one of the heavily destroyed infrastructures in Tacloban after Super Typhoon “Yolanda” pummelled the Visayas.

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The donation was handed to the international Bazaar Foundation, Inc. (IBF) chairperson Gretchen del Rosario by Chinese Embassy Spokesperson Zhang Hua.

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