PHILIPPINE RELIEF DONATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED AREAS OF THE NORTH-EASTJAPAN EARTHQUAKE

From the Philippines
Support in kind
(Relief Goods)

From the Philippine
Embassy in Tokyo
Support in kind
(Relief Goods)

Humanitarian
Assistance Personnel

When
25 March 2011

What (Contents)
1,500 food packs, 12,000 cup
noodles, 1,000 bath towels, 5,000
dust masks and 1,000 plastic mats.

Where
Miyagi and Iwate
prefectural
governments

Notes
The shipment of relief supplies is based on theneeds identified and requested by Governmentof Japan. Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez
conveyed information about the Philippine
donation to State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Yutaka Banno on 25 March 2011 at the Ministryof Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

18 April 2011

500 plastic matsTone City, Iwate

30 March 2011

100 plastic bags of relief goods, 50
futons and blankets, 50 cases ofbottled water and other relief
items

Sendai City

Ambassador Manuel Lopez accompanied byEmbassy officials visited Sendai City topersonally check on the condition of Filipinos inthe area and to bring relief goods.

10 April 2011

Food packs, rice, canned goods,bottled water, blankets and otherrelief items

Sukagawa, Tamura
City, Marumori,
Fukushima ken

29 June 2011 to13 July 2011

Medical Mission of Philippine
Medical Assistance Team of theKuji City, Noda Town,
Miyako City, Yamada

Two Consular Missions travelled to Fukushima
prefecture to assist Filipinos and their families
in Fukushima, distribute relief goods andinform the Filipino community in Fukushima ofthe latest developments after the disaster andon available resources that may help them inassessing their situation.
The Medical Mission Team composed of three
Filipino doctors from the Department of HealthDonationsWhen

What (Contents)
Department of Health

WhereTown, Otsuchi Town,
Kamaishi City,
Ofunato City,
Rikuzen-Takata City,
Kessenuma City andMinami-Sanriku
Town in Miyagi andIwate ken

26 September
2011

President Benigno S. Aquino III

Ishinomaki, Miyagi

Notes
was sent to the Tohoku Region to attend to
medical needs and provide counseling andstress debriefing to disaster victims particularly
to Filipino nationals and their families. The
Medical Mission Team was joined by Japanese
medical doctors and clinical psychologist andMinistry of Foreign Affairs officials and local
Filipino community coordinators and theInternational Organization of Migration.
During his Official Visit to Japan, President
Benigno S. Aquino visited Ishinomaki anddonated US$ 1 million as a gesture of goodwill
from the Filipino people to aid in thereconstruction of Ishinomaki; the President met
with Ishinomaki and Sendai City officials, visited
disaster-affected areas, met with the Filipino
community from the Tohoku region, andtemporary shelters in Ishinomaki.

SOME PRIVATE INIATIVES AFFECTED BY THE 11 MARCH 2011 DISASTER

Relief in kindDonations

When22 March 2011

What (Contents)
70,000 bottles of distilled drinking
water

Where
Received by Tokyo
Metropolitan
Government fordistribution toTohoku region

11 March-11 July
2011

Philippine National Red Cross

Japanese Red Cross

Notes
Philippine Airlines (PAL) flew in on 22 March2011 70,000 bottles of Absolute distilled water
donated by Asia Brewery, Inc. (ABI) to Tokyo,Japan, signaling the start of PAL's shipment ofrelief goods for earthquake and tsunami
victims.
Numerous Filipino corporations, private
individuals, Japanese corporations & individuals
based in the Philippines donated the following
amount as of 11 July 2011:
P89,850,621.56 (~¥180,000,000) +$13,000 + ¥50,000

23-24 July 201116-17 March2011

Rockwell Land Corporation

Friends for Friends Charity Bazaar

Embassy of Japan inManila

Asia Pacific Ladies
Friendship Society

Rockwell Land Corporation in partnership withthe Japanese Embassy held a community
bazaar and celebrity auction at the Rockwell
Tent in Makati, Metro Manila.
P1,000,000 (~¥500,000)
The Embassy of the Philippines, along withother Asia Pacific Embassies, participated in acharity bazaar (native handicrafts anddelicacies) held at the ASEAN-Japan Centre,
Tokyo, Japan. The proceeds were donated toalleviate the situation in the Tohoku region.

Support inSending Persons

Support inSending Persons

When26-30 August2011

What (Contents)
Benefit Concert for Filipino andJapanese community by popularFilipina singer and actress Sarah
Geronimo

WhereKanagawa Kenmin
Hall
Filipino Community
in Kanto and 50
representatives fromTohoku region

3-5 June 2011

ASEAN Youth Caravan

Ishinomaki City andOnagawa City in
Miyagi Prefecture

Notes
Local Japanese-Filipino company hold a Benefit
Concert for Filipino and Japanese community
by popular Filipina singer and actress Sarah
Geronimo. Ms Geronimo also called on thenState Secretary for Foreign Affairs ChiakiTakahashi at Gaimusho to pay a courtesy call.
She also shot a video (arranged by MOFA) tohelp promote Tourism in Japan after March 11
Four Filipino youth participated in the ASEAN
Youth Caravan in Miyagi prefecture. Dr . Surin
Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary - General, said,“The ASEAN and Japanese Foreign Ministers
have endorsed to organize the ASEAN Youth
Caravan of Goodwill which include 40-50
ASEAN performing artists and youth
representatives from all ten ASEAN Member
States to show the goodwill of the ASEAN
people. The Youth Caravan was supported bythe civil society, the private sector and theASEAN Embassies in Japan.
A cultural performance was one of the key
highlights of the ASEAN Youth Caravan ofGoodwill. Several other activities also took
place during the trip, including a session forsharing personal experiences of similar natural
disasters in the South East Asia region.