Foreign aid now at P11.6B

MANILA - The Philippines has received more than P11 billion in foreign donations in the wake of super typhoon "Yolanda." The donations include US$134,062,300.00 in cash pledges and US$136,969,700.00 in non-cash donations. The government has put up a website to allow the public to keep track of the international assistance pouring in for typhoon relief efforts. The Foreign Aid Transparency Hub or FAiTH said Russia has sent 2 planes loaded with humanitarian goods along with a medical team while Belgium donated the services of a 70-man first aid and support team along with relief goods and water treatment units. Mornings@ANC, November 19, 2013