Ilocos Norte gets P3.5-M grant - BusinessWorld Online

Ilocos Norte gets P3.5-M grant - BusinessWorld Online

THE EMBASSY of Japan in Manila on Wednesday said that it has issued a grant worth P3.5 million ($60,711) to Ilocos Norte province for its disaster relief efforts. In a statement, Tokyo said the grant would allow the local government of Ilocos Norte to purchase rescue boats for their disaster response activities and be funded by the Japanese government’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP). The embassy said that the pro…

Batac: Japan to donate 2 rescue boats to Ilocos Norte - Radio Philippines Network

The Japanese government, through its embassy in Manila, is donating two units of rescue boats to the province of Ilocos Norte. The rescue boats worth PHP3.5 million are expected to improve calamity-response initiatives in the province, according to Marcell Tabije, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), in an interview on Wednesday. To facilitate the processing of the donation, a grant contract was signed …