Chinese Government provides RMB 20 million grant for Marawi City Restoration Project (Linked to Project ID#65722)

In October 2017, the Chinese Government donated RMB 20 million RMB ($3 million) worth of heavy machinery to the Government of the Philippines for the rehabilitation of Marawi City. On October 9, 2017, the equipment arrived from China to Iligan City. The 47 pieces of heavy equipment donated include eight excavators, eight-wheel loaders, five compactors, five track-type tractors, five bulldozers, eight dump trucks, and eight cement mixers. The Philippine government said that the heavy equipment will be used for the construction of shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Marawi. On October 24, 2017, the handover ceremony of the equipment was held at the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) headquarters.

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1. This project is linked to Project ID#65722, which captures an RMB 150 million ETCA for the reconstruction of Marawi City.

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