Overview

Chinese government donates PHP 4 million for the construction of a Chinese garden in Ilocos Norte

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$84,427

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•PhilippinesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PhilippinesSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2017

Start (actual): Mar 12, 2017

End (actual): Mar 9, 2021

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Consulate General

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Ilocos Norte Province, the Philippines

Loan description

Chinese government donates PHP 4 million for the construction of a Chinese garden in Ilocos Norte

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In January 2017, Chinese Consul Wang Jianqun and Governor Marcos signed a memorandum of agreement to construct a Chinese garden, with the Chinese government donating an initial PHP 2 million, with the project total costing an estimated PHP 4 million. Then, on March 12, 2017, construction began. On January 15, 2018, the Chinese Consulate donated the remaining PHP 2 million for the project to Governor Marcos at the Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol in Laoag City, the Philippines. On March 10, 2021, an unveiling ceremony for the garden was held.