Government of Japan has donated emergency vehicles after the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Philippines.
The emergency vehicles would be distributed to 11 local government units(LGUs) in Visayas and 15 local government units in Mindanao under the provision of Bureau of Fire protection(BFP)
The 54 units of emergency vehicle granted by Embassy of Japan in the Philippines would cost around $700,000.
Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa attended the ceremony and the turn-over of the Japan Assistance on December 14, 2016 at the Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines in Diliman Quezon City.
DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno, Chief Superintendent Bobby Baruelo of Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP) and Dr. Vincent Manalo of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also attended the event.
The emergency vehicles consisted of Fire trucks and other vehicles that would help the LGUs in Mindanao and Visayas to respond immediately in times of disaster.
Government of Japan always donating emergency vehicles to the Philippines, that’s why President Rodrigo Duterte labeled the Japanese as the most generous friend of the Filipinos.
