By Leilanie G. Adriano (Staff Reporter)
LAOAG CITY—Boxes of medical supplies meant to protect health frontline
workers in the province arrived on April 6, 2020 at the Ilocos Norte Capitol
courtesy of the Chinese government.
In his public statement, Zhou Youbin, head of post and Consul of
the Consulate of the Peoples Republic of China in Laoag 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 Consul is referring
to a video shot of the Ilocos Norte governor last month encouraging the people
of Shandong which they claimed as “very impactful.”
As the province is dealing with similar health crisis, its sister
province of Shandong donated a total of 25,000 pieces of medical surgical
masks, 2,000 pieces of KN95 medical masks, 2,000 pieces of googles and 2,000
sets of medical protective suits just in time when local health front-liners
need it most.
“I wish all patients infected will recover soon. Let’s overcome
the difficulty together in this challenging time. We are together, we win
together,” he added.
With this, Mr. Manotoc said he can’t thank enough the Shandong
government for delivering the urgently needed materials the quickest possible
time.
The Shandong province of China have shared sister-province
relations with Ilocos Norte since 2002.
In fact, the first foreign trip of Ms. Manotoc as governor was to
Shandong when he, along with some provincial officials and department heads,
attended an international friendship conference in October last year.
Aside from personal protective equipment, the Laoag Chinese
Consulate also provided relief goods worth PHP600,000 to local residents here.
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