ERC delegation travels to Philippines to launch number of development projects

ABU DHABI, 2nd March, 2015 (WAM) -- An Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, delegation, headed by Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the ERC, will travel to the Philippines capital city Manila tomorrow, to inaugurate a number of projects and vital facilities in health and education sectors. The project comes within three agreements signed by the authority with the Philippines government to assess the damage caused by typhoon Haiyan in two provinces of the Philippines last year. Secretary-General of the ERC, Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, said that the agreements come within the authority's efforts to follow up the typhoon victims situation and to observe the results of the efforts made by several delegations relief conducted visits to the Philippines after the occurrence of Haiyan, in coordination with local authorities and in cooperation with the UAE Embassy in Manila. Al Falahi added that the ERC delegation will sign a number of agreements in coordination with the Philippines Red Cross to implement the second phase of the relief programme which comes in implementation of directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for humanitarian aid worth ten million dollars for the relief of Haiyan victims as well as rebuilding affected hospitals and schools. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395277280761.html