Japan continues to show that it is a friend of the Philippines.
Just earlier this week, the Japanese government turned over vans
and communication equipment to the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) to "address the logistical limitation of the agency in delivering
relief goods to disaster-affected population".
"This is part of the negotiation between the DFA (Department
of Foreign Affairs) and government of Japan way back 2015. They have just
delivered seven wing vans but the other six units will be coming on the second
half of May. Apart from the vans, there are communication equipment and the UHF
radio systems," DSWD Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group
Felicisimo Budiongan told reporters.
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| Vans donated by the Japanese government (photo credit Japanese Embassy) |
On Mar 26, 2015, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) strengthening friendly
and cooperative relations between the two countries were signed.
The
MOA included the grant and its other beneficiaries which are the Philippine
National Police (PNP), Department of Education(DepEd) and Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH).
Its
coverage includes 13 wing vans, 20 UHF land-based emergency radios, a set of
repeater UHF and a set of transceiver HF.
"Napakalaking
tulong po nito sa ating community lalo na sa ating response team. Naghahatid po
tayo ng relief goods sa mga (This is a great help to the community especially
to the response team. We deliver relief goods to) IDPs (internally displaced
persons) sa evacuation centers and this will help us a lot in terms of mobility
and lift capability in the field offices on the ground," Budiongan said.
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