Overview

Bank of China donates 500,000 surgical masks to the Philippines in March 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•PhilippinesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PhilippinesSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 21, 2020

Start (actual): Mar 28, 2020

End (actual): Mar 28, 2020

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

Bank of China (BOC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Philippines Department of Health

Loan description

Bank of China donates 500,000 surgical masks to the Philippines in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 21, 2020, the Bank of China purchased and sent 500,000 surgical masks to the Department of Health of the Philippines. On March 28, 2020, the masks were delivered at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Philippines, and then to the Department of Health headquarters. Dr. Miko Amansec and Dr. Mar Wynn Bello of the Philippines Department of Health personally received the donation which had the Filipino proverb, "Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkabigkis," meaning that there is "strength in unity."