GMA News
Vietnamese tycoon donates over 750,000 masks, 16,500 PPEs —DFA
Vietnamese tycoon Johnathan Hanh Nguyen donated over 750,000 masks and 16,500 personal protective equipment (PPE) sets to the Philippines to aid the country's frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.
The donation was received by DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. from Nguyen's son and representative, Henry Serrano Nguyen.
Locsin expressed gratitude, stating the donations are essential to the national government's COVID-19 response.
Nguyen arranged a chartered flight to bring the medical supplies to the country, with the help of the DFA, Bureau of Customs, and other government agencies.
The World Health Organization had previously expressed concern over the number of Filipino health workers dying due to COVID-19.
The Department of Health cited a shortage of PPE as a possible reason for the high number of infections among health workers and has ordered an additional 900,000 PPEs.
Topics in this story
Explore more stories about these topics.
🤖
This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.
News Sources
See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.
Andrew Tan's group, Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), has donated over P603 million to various efforts in the country's fight against COVID-19.
+2
Read more →
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully transported PHP30 million worth of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPEs) donated by Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian and his family.
Read more →
A total of 137 companies operating in 45 economic zones across the Philippines have donated over ₱110 million in total value, including ₱56 million in cash, ₱39 million in food, ₱12 million in PPE, ₱2 million in medical supplies, and ₱304,000 in medical equipment.
Read more →