Chinese Embassy provides 2,000 Huawei computers to Government of the Philippines for virtual education support
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Philippines
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On February 2, 2021, the Chinese Embassy provided 2,000 Huawei tablet computers to the Government of the Philippines. The computers were then distributed to the Philippine Secretary of Education and Assistant to the President for Foreign Affairs. The purpose of this donation was to support virtual education efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Philippine Presidential Palace. China’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Xilian, delivered the computers to the Philippine Secretary of Education, Leonor Magtolis Briones, and Presidential Assistant Poch.
Additional details
1. The Philippine Presidential Palace is also known as Malacañang Palace or Malacañan Palace.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
9
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Philippines [Government Agency]