ni Jasmin Joy Evangelista | February 10, 2022
Nakatanggap ang Department of National Defense (DND ng P1 billion worth ng military equipment mula sa China para sa rehabilitation ng Marawi City at iba pang humanitarian assistance at disaster response operations nitong Miyerkules.
Ang equipment ay donated ng Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, ayon kay Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
“This military grant from China speaks volumes on how our two nations can be civil, diplomatic, and friends despite some issues on territorial claims,” ani Lorenzana sa ceremonial handover ng donated equipment.
Ang mga naturang donasyon ay binubuo ng iba’t ibang rescue and relief equipment, drone systems, detectors, water purification vehicles, ambulances, firetrucks, X-ray machines, EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) robots, bomb disposal suits, transport vehicles, backhoes, dump trucks, forklifts, at earthmovers.
Dumating ang shipment nito noong Enero 16 bilang parte ng pangako ni Chinese Gen. Wei Fenghe noong bumisita ito sa Maynila noong 2020.
Samantala, inaasahan ding ide-deliver sa mga susunod na panahon ang second batch ng mga equipment na nagkakahalagang 54 million renminbi (nasa P435 million).
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