Tuesday, November 19

Chinese consulate donates 10 tons of rice

GOVERNOR Carlos Padilla receives from the Chinese consulate in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, headed by Consul Zhou Youbin, 10 tons of locally manufactured premium rice for the provincial government’s food-relief efforts and coronavirus disease 2019 response. PHOTO COURTESY OF NUEVA VIZCAYA PLGU

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Through its consulate office in Laoag City in Ilocos Norte province, the People’s Republic of China donated 10 tons of rice to the provincial government here.

Gov. Carlos Padilla said the provincial government wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Laoag, headed by Consul Zhou Youbin.

Padilla added that the 10 tons consisted of 5,000 packs of 2 kilograms each of locally manufactured premium rice for the provincial government’s food-relief efforts and Covid-19 response.

Along with Provincial Social Welfare and Development officer Flordelina Granada and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer Robert Corpuz, the governor received the donation at the provincial capitol on Friday.

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