Canada extends financial aid to Mindanao

Canada extends financial aid to Mindanao

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Canadian Ambassador to Manila Neil Reeder said his country is donating Cad$ 500,000 (around P20 million) in humanitarian assistance for those affected by conflict in Mindanao.The funding will be channeled to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to procure seeds, tools and fishing equipment; technical assistance to rehabilitate water and sanitation facilities at the community level; support to improved detention facilities; medical and surgical supplies for hospitals; and food and other supplies in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao.