BOXES OF medical supplies meant to protect health front-liners in the province arrived on Monday at the Ilocos Norte Capitol courtesy of the Chinese government.
In his public statement, Zhou Youbin, head of consulate of People's Republic of China in this city, said, “China will always remember the support from Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc and Filipino friends during China’s fight against Covid-19.”
The Chinese official is referring to a video of the Ilocos Norte governor last month encouraging the people of Shandong, which, he said, was “very impactful”.
As Ilocos Norte is now dealing with a similar health crisis, its sister province of Shandong donated a total of 25,000 pieces of medical surgical masks, 2,000 pieces of N95 medical masks, 2,000 pieces of goggles, and 2,000 sets of medical protective suits, which are all much needed by the local health front-liners.
“I wish all patients infected will recover soon. Let’s overcome the difficulty together in this challenging time. We are together, we win together,” the Chinese consul said.
Manotoc said he couldn't thank enough the Shandong government for delivering the urgently needed materials the quickest possible time.
The Shandong province of China has shared sister-province relations with Ilocos Norte since 2002. In fact, the first foreign trip of Manotoc as governor was in Shandong when he, along with some provincial officials and department heads, attended an international friendship conference there in October last year.
Aside from personal protective equipment, the Laoag Chinese Consulate also provided relief goods worth PHP600,000 to the local residents. (By Leilanie Adriano)
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