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U.S. Military Donates Additional Php11 Million in Medical Supplies to Philippine Frontliners

Manila, July 27, 2020 – U.S. Army and Marine Corps service members delivered an additional Php11.4 million ($230,600) in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals in 11 cities across the Philippines, working in partnership with the Philippine Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard. This new donation brings total U.S. government COVID-19 assistance ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: COVID-19, Office of Civil Defense, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Department of Health (DOH), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Donates COVID-19 Relief Supplies

Manila, April 10, 2020 — U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim announced today the U.S. government’s donation of nearly 1,300 new cots to support the Philippine government’s response to COVID-19. Ambassador Kim stated, “I’m pleased to be able to hand over these new cots, on behalf of the U.S. government, to our Philippine partners. We stand together with ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 10 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, Office of Civil Defense, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine General Hospital, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim