THE Chinese government recently donated medical supplies—including oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders—to support Ilocos Norte’s battle against the pandemic.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila, through the Chinese Consulate in Laoag, turned over the donations to the provincial government in a virtual ceremony.
“China and the Philippines have always helped and supported each other during trying times,” the embassy said, quoting Ambassador Huang Xilian. “At the most difficult moment in China’s antipandemic fight last year, the Philippines was among the first to provide relief goods to China.
Governor Matthew Manotoc extended the province’s gratitude to China, as he expressed “solidarity” with the Chinese people.
“Ambassador Huang reassured that the Chinese Embassy and Consulate would continue to provide more needed support to the province of Ilocos Norte, and the Philippines at large,” the embassy said.