Australian Embassy joins relief distribution for quake victims in Bohol
[Photo Release]
05 Novermber 2013
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell helps repack rice supplies that will be distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to people affected by the earthquake in Bohol. Australia is helping affected communities to get back on their feet by providing a Php 124 million (A$3.1 million) aid package to support critical needs in the worst hit-areas, including rice supply through the World Food Programme. Also present at the distribution activity in the municipality of Sagbayan were Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman, Bohol Governor Edgardo Chatto, Australian Aid Minister Counsellor Layton Pike, Sagbayan Mayor Ricardo Suarez, WFP Representative and Country Director Praveen Agrawal, and DSWD Assistant Regional Director Nemia Antipala. Australia’s package of support also includes family survival kits containing sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water containers, health and dignity kits for women, shelter, water and sanitation, and early recovery activities.
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell (centre) and Australian Aid Minister Counsellor Layton Pike (3rd from left) joined Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman (2nd from right) in distributing rice supplies to people affected by the earthquake in Bohol. Australia is helping affected communities to get back on their feet by providing a Php 124 million (A$3.1 million) aid package to support critical needs in the worst hit-areas, including rice supply through the World Food Programme. Australia’s package of support also includes family survival kits containing sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water containers, health and dignity kits for women, shelter, water and sanitation, and early recovery activities. Also present at the distribution activity in the municipality of Sagbayan were (L-R) Sagbayan Mayor Ricardo Suarez, Bohol Governor Edgardo Chatto, WFP Representative and Country Director Praveen Agrawal, and DSWD Assistant Regional Director Nemia Antipala.
Australian Aid Minister Counsellor Layton Pike (1st row, centre) helped distribute relief supplies for victims of the earthquake in Bohol. Australia is helping affected communities to get back on their feet by providing a Php 124 million (A$3.1 million) aid package to support critical needs in the worst hit-areas, including family survival kits containing sleeping mats, mosquito nets, and water containers through the Philippine Red Cross. Australia’s package of support also includes rice, health and dignity kits for women, shelter, water and sanitation, and early recovery activities.