United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Phili­ppines Resident Representative Titon Mitra formally handed over 500,000 me­dical masks to Undersecretary Mario Villaverde of the Department of Health (DoH) to support the on-going efforts to protect frontline healthcare workers as the country continues to fight the Covid-19 outbreak. The ceremony was witnessed by Emma Sarne, Division Director handling socio-economic issues, of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

The donation, estimated to be worth P8.5 million, came from the Soong Ching Ling Foundation and was facilitated by UNDP Philippines and UNDP China, in coordination with both the Philippine Embassy in Beijing and the DFA.

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