RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s donation of 100 metric tons of dates for Muslims in the Philippines, especially for people in war-torn Mindanao, was delivered on Thursday.
“The donation worth SR530,000 was administered through the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), and the United Nations-attached World Food Program (WFP),” according to statement from SPA.
The donation arrived in the Philippines early this week in four container vans for the observance of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on Aug. 11.
On Thursday at the Saudi Embassy in Makati City, Saudi Ambassador Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Hassan formally turned over the donation to representatives of three agencies, including NCMF Secretary Bai Omera Lucman, PNRC Manager Lucy Beltran and Stephen Anderson, WFP director and country representative.
Fahad Al-Munif, director at the Saudi Ministry of Finance, and embassy officials witnessed the turnover ceremony.
Last year, King Abdullah also donated 70 million pesos worth of assorted goods for the victims of tropical storm Ondoy. Arab News
