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Vietnamese Tycoon Donates Masks & PPEs for Philippines' Frontliners

Vietnamese Tycoon Donates Masks & PPEs for Philippines' Frontliners
Photo by Nilo Palaya/ Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. (left) receives donation from Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen, represented by Henry Serrano Nguyen (right).

A Vietnamese tycoon has donated thousands of face masks and personal protective equipment to the Department of Foreign Affairs to aid the country's fight against the fast-spreading COVID-19, the foreign office said Wednesday.

The DFA said in a statement their frontliners received more than 750,000 face masks and 16,500 PPEs from Vietnamese tycoon and philanthropist Johnathan Hanh Nguyen.

Chartered flight arranged by Mr. Nguyen carrying the donated PPEs and masks. Image: DNATA/Facebook
Chartered flight arranged by Mr. Nguyen carrying the donated PPEs and masks. Image: DNATA/Facebook

The department said that the donation was brought to the country via a chartered flight arranged by Nguyen with the assistance of the Department of Finance, Bureau of Customs and other government agencies.

The donation was turned over to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. by Johnathan’s son, Henry Nguyen, during a ceremony held at the DFA in Pasay City.

The turnover ceremony was also attended by DFA Undersecretary Brigido Dulay, DFA Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre, and Nguyen Hong Hanh and Vu Anh Son, Chargé d’Affaires and First Secretary respectively of the Vietnam Embassy in Manila.

(From Left to right) Assistant Secretary Meynardo L.B. Montealegre, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Viet Nam Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Nguyen Hong Hanh, IPPG-President Henry Serrano Nguyen, and Viet Nam Embassy First Secretary Vu Anh Son. Image: Nilo Palaya/Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines
(From Left to right) Assistant Secretary Meynardo L.B. Montealegre, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Viet Nam Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Nguyen Hong Hanh, IPPG-President Henry Serrano Nguyen, and Viet Nam Embassy First Secretary Vu Anh Son. Image: Nilo Palaya/Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines

 

According to the DFA, Nguyen was "instrumental" in establishing the first direct flight between Manila and Ho Chi Minh in 1985. The tycoon had lived in the Philippines when he was younger, according to his company's website. 

He is also chair and founder of the IMEX Pan Pacific Group, one of the leading multi-industry corporations in Vietnam that has luxury retail and food and beverage brands. His son Henry is president of the corporation's division in the Philippines (IPPG-Philippines).


Source : ABS-CBN

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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