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(Photo courtesy of Canada Embassy in Manila) MANILA - The Canadian government is donating 837,000 respirator face masks valued at PHP136 million to the Department of Health (DOH) in support of health care workers who lead the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, Peter MacArthur, handed over the first tranche of 442,000 masks at the DOH headquarters in Manila. In September 2020, Canada also turned over 120,000 N95 masks to the DOH. "Canada is collaborating closely with the government of the Philippines and regional partners in the figh...

(Photo courtesy of Canadian Embassy in Manila) MANILA - The Canadian government is donating 837,000 respirator face masks valued at PHP136 million to the Department of Health (DOH) in support of health care workers who lead the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, Peter MacArthur, handed over the first tranche of 442,000 masks at the DOH headquarters in Manila. In September 2020, Canada also turned over 120,000 N95 masks to the DOH. "Canada is collaborating closely with the government of the Philippines and regional partners in the fi...

(Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Advanced Education) MANILA - Canada's province of Saskatchewan and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed on Thursday a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would create more opportunities for academic exchanges. The Canadian Embassy in Manila said the MOU seeks to strengthen ties between the post-secondary institutions in the Philippines and Saskatchewan by creating opportunities for research collaboration and mobility for academics and students. "Canada welcomes the signing of the MOU as a testament to our strong...

Canada is donating P120-million as assistance to the Philippines to help typhoon-hit communities recover from the devastation of typhoon Odette. Aftermath of typhoon Odette in Dinagat Islands (Photo courtesy of the OVP) In a statement, the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines detailed the assist

MANILA - The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines on Thursday announced that three non-government organizations (NGOs) will receive a total of CAD3 million (PHP120 million) funding to help the Philippines in providing relief and rehabilitation to those affected by Typhoon Odette. In a statement, the Embassy said the donation came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's commitment to providing "immediate support to relief operations in the Philippines" for those affected by the typhoon in a statement on Dec. 21, 2021. The World Food Programme (WFP), it said, will receive PH...