Nag-donate ng 16,000 units ng antigen test kits ang Ministry of Defense ng Israel sa Department of National Defense (DND) sa pamamagitan ng embahada nito sa Maynila.
Ibinigay kahapon ng mga diplomat ng Israel na sina Ambassador Ilan Fluss at Defense Attaché na si G. Raz Shabtay ang mga antigen test kit kay National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
“Friends support each other in times of need. Israel is a friend of the Philippines and will continue to assist and share its expertise in various fields. I am proud to deliver this Israeli assistance today to support the Department of National Defense of the Philippines in keeping this country safe and secure,” ayon kay Fluss.
“The relationship between Israel and the Philippines, particularly the relationship between both defense ministries, is never as strong as it is now. We are delighted to be able to support once more, in the form of contributing 16,000 antigen test kits, to help the Defense Forces of the Philippines in fighting this current Global Pandemic,” ayon naman kay Shabtay.
Patuloy na tinutulungan ng Israel ang Pilipinas sa paglaban sa Covid-19. Noong 2021, binigyan ng gobyerno ng Israel ang personal protective equipment sa Department of National Defense at Philippine National Police, dalawang delegasyon ng mga medical experts ang ipinadala upang tumulong sa pambansang kampanya sa pagbabakuna at ibinabahagi nito ang kanilang kaalaman sa local clinical guidelines for Covid-19 infection control protocols and hospital management.
Patuloy ding ibinabahagi ng Israel ang karanasan at kaalaman nito sa pagtugon sa emergency and pandemic response sa Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng mga webinar, kurso, at joint meetings.
Gary P Hernal started college at UP Diliman and received his BA in Economics from San Sebastian College, Manila, and Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Oak Brook, IL. He has 25 years of copy editing and management experience at Thomson West, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.
