Japan hands over of 225 metric tons of rice in the Municipality of Balo-i, Lanao del Norte on January 12 under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR).

Representatives from the Embassy of Japan, together with APTERR Secretariat General Manager Chanpithya Shimphalee, National Food Authority Administrator Jason Aquino, Department of Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Luzviminda Ilagan and Municipal Vice Mayor of Balo-i Mustapha Ali led the handing over of rice to 300 displaced persons from Marawi at the Mahad Markazie Evacuation Center.

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