MANILA, 16 January 2005 — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday received a $100,000 check and more than 100 tons worth of relief goods from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the victims of the four typhoons that pummeled the eastern part of the country in late November and early December last year, the ABS-CBN News Channel reported yesterday.
Arroyo received the donation from Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Ameen Wali in simple ceremonies Friday afternoon at the Music Room in Malaca?ang.
“Please convey our thanks to His Highness King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and the Royal Family for your generosity. We’re very grateful,” the president told the Saudi envoy.
The Saudi Ambassador was accompanied to Malaca?ang by Undersecretary Bernie Cruz of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and Director Amoran Andoga of the Office of External Affairs (OEA).
The relief goods arrived last Friday from Saudi Arabia on board a cargo plane.
