U.S. Rice Assistance Boosts Relief Efforts for Typhoon Yolanda Survivors (1,500 metric tons of rice)
U.S. Rice Assistance Boosts Relief Efforts for Typhoon Yolanda Survivors
February 27, 2014, Cebu City -- The U.S. government today formally turned over 1,500 metric tons of rice as part of its continuing commitment to support the Philippine government’s post-Yolanda relief and reconstruction.
U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg said, “I am pleased to handover this rice assistance to our partners from the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) with whom we have collaborated closely on Super Typhoon Yolanda relief and recovery efforts since day one. This assistance signifies once again the commitment of the American people to partner with Filipinos in rebuilding the lives of so many affected by Typhoon Yolanda.”
The assistance is a part of the 5,000 metric tons of rice—enough to help feed 500,000 people for one month—that was announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Tacloban last December 2013. The remainder of the rice assistance is expected to arrive in March.
http://manila.usembassy.gov/us-rice-assistance-relief-efforts-yolanda-survivors.html