Manila, May 1 -- Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hjayceelyn Quintana led the 650,000-strong Filipino community in thanking the UAE for sending much-needed medical aid for the front-liners in the Philippines fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The UAE government said that seven metric tons of medical supplies arrived in Manila on April 29 via a special plane. The embassy of UAE in Manila and the Philippines embassy in UAE coordinated the delivery and acceptance of the humanitarian aid.
In thanking the UAE, Quintana said: "this medical assistance in the time of Covid-19 is only the latest of numerous instances in which the UAE has come to the aid of the Filipino people."
Quintana said in November 2013,...