TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the destroyed buildings in the rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 9, 2023, three days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. The 7.8-magnitude quake early on February 6 has killed more than 17,000 people in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria, according to officials and medics in the two countries, flattening entire neighbourhoods. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
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PH nakatakdang magbigay ng humigit-kumulang PHP11 milyon financial aid sa Syria

March 10, 2023
BNFM Makati

Nakatakdang magpadala ang administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., sa pamamagitan ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), ng humigit-kumulang PHP11 million financial donation at in-kind relief assistance sa Syrian Arab Republic matapos ang pagtama ng malakas na lindol noong Feb 6.

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Sa direktiba ni Pangulong Marcos, inihayag ng DFA na ang mga ahensiya ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay magtutulungan para ipatupad ang mga naturang humanitarian commitment sa Syrian government.

Nauna nang nagpadala ang bansa ng 82-man Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent sa Türkiye upang tumulong sa response operation ng bansang naapektuhan ng lindol.

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Ang lindol na tumama sa Türkiye at Syria ay nag-iwan ng hindi bababa sa 50,288 patay at 125,857 sugatan.//CA