Thursday, June 14, 2012

Queen Sofia of Spain To Visit Philippines








Queen Sofia of Spain is ready to go to the country next month, Spanish Ambassador Jorge Domecq said yesterday.

In an interview with government-run tv PTV-4, Domecq said the Queen can meet with President Aquino and check on the Spanish government’s development programs within the country throughout her visit.

Queen Sofia initial visited the country together with her husband King Juan Carlos I in 1995. She came back in February 1998 to participate in celebrations marking a century of independence from Spanish colonial rule.

Last December, Spain granted 900,000 euros in humanitarian help for the victims of tropical storm “Sendong.”

The Spanish Cooperation Agency for International Development (AECID) in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development allotted four hundred,000 euros for relief product like food, water, clothing, emergency kits, shelter materials, blankets and tents, among different non-food things.

A total of five hundred,000 euros that had been released through the Save the youngsters, Action against Hunger and therefore the Spanish Red Cross addressed emergency, early recovery and rehabilitation desires of Sendong victims.

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