The Embassy of Japan’s Economic Minister Masahiro Nakata (second from left) led a ceremonial turnover of 425 metric tons of rice from his country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the benefit of the survivors of the Taal Volcano eruption in January.
The donation was under the framework of the Asean+3 Emergency Rice Reserve, a regional cooperation among the bloc’s member-countries aiming to strengthen food security, alleviate poverty and eradicate malnourishment.