PASAY CITY– DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian formalized today through an exchange of letters the Chinese Government grant amounting to RMB 8 Million (Php 65,364,689.00) for the purchase of six (6) fire trucks for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Marawi City. The grant is in response to the request of Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM).
The fire truck donation was drawn from the bigger RMB 1 Billion Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation, which were jointly initiated in 2019 by President Xi Jinping and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to finance livelihood projects, infrastructure facilities, feasibility studies and other projects in the Philippines.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), a member of the TFBM, has been designated by the Philippine Government as the lmplementing/Donee/Recipient Agency, with full authority and responsibility to facilitate and receive the donation.
Source: Republic of Philippines Department Of Foreign Affairs