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SFA-AGR-015-07                                                                                                                                                                          08 January 2007

ORGANIZATIONS IN UAE DONATE US$32,000 FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS

8 January 2007 – Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Libran N. Cabactulan reported to Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo that three organizations in the UAE donated a total of around US$32,000 (PhP1.565 Million) for the victims of the typhoons that recently beset the Philippines.

Ambassador Cabactulan said that the Red Crescent Society in the United Arab Emirates contributed US$15,000 (AED55,090) as assistance to the victims while the Parish of St. Joseph Catholic Church donated AED50,000 (US$13,614) intended for the building of a classroom in the Bicol region.

Bicolnon, an association of Bicolanos in UAE, together with other Philippine community organizations in the country, likewise raised donations amounting to AED12,239 (US$3,333). END

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