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Cebu police, military to get rice donated by Chinese consul

By John Rey Saavedra

June 11, 2020, 9:20 pm

<p><strong>RICE FOR FRONT-LINERS.</strong> People's Republic of China Consul General in Cebu Jia Li (third from right) turns over 3,000 10-kilo bags of rice to Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino in a ceremony at Project Balik Buhay command center in Cebu City on Tuesday (June 9, 2020). Dino said a portion of the rice donation from the Chinese government will be distributed to the police and military front-liners in Cebu. <em>(Photo courtesy of OPAV)</em></p>

RICE FOR FRONT-LINERS. People's Republic of China Consul General in Cebu Jia Li (third from right) turns over 3,000 10-kilo bags of rice to Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino in a ceremony at Project Balik Buhay command center in Cebu City on Tuesday (June 9, 2020). Dino said a portion of the rice donation from the Chinese government will be distributed to the police and military front-liners in Cebu. (Photo courtesy of OPAV)

CEBU CITY – In recognition of their front-line service in combating coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the police and the military in Cebu will receive a portion of the rice donations from the Chinese government, Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino said.

Dino, in a statement on Wednesday, said 300 bags with 10 kilos of rice each given by Chinese Consul General in Cebu Jia Li to the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), will go to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Jia turned over more than 7,000 bags of rice worth PHP3.5 million to Dino, Mayor Edgardo Labella and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of China and the Philippines.

Dino received the 3,000 10-kilo bags of rice while Labella received 2,000 bags in a simple turnover ceremony at the Project Balik Buhay command center at the Greenery in Barangay Mabolo here.

In a separate ceremony, the Chinese government also turned over 2,292 bags of rice to Garcia at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The total donation of 7,292 bags of rice is worth P3.5 million.

Aside from the 300 bags for the PNP and AFP, Dino said OPAV will also allocate 400 bags each to the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu while the remaining 1,600 bags will be equally divided for Regions 6 and 8.

The rice donations to Western and Eastern Visayas are intended for distribution to local government units where there are quarantine centers and those with rising number of Covid-19 cases.

Dino thanked the Chinese government for their continued support to the Filipino front-liners who have been fighting to contain the coronavirus since from the start of the public health crisis in March. (PNA)

 

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