13 November 2013 - Poland’s two most widely circulated newspapers, namely Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Wyborcza, published on November 12 the letter of appeal for assistance on behalf of the the victims of typhoon Haiyan which was issued by Ambassador Patricia Ann V. Paez of the Philppine Embassy in Warsaw.
Upon the request of Poland’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Atty. Roman Giertych and at no cost to the Embassy, each of the two leading dialies devoted one full page each to publicize the appeal.
Ambassador Paez met with Atty. Giertych on November 12 at his law office to personally express her gratitude for the latter’s kindness and overwhelming support to help the Philippines.
Below is the full text of the “Letter of Appeal to the Compassionate People of Poland” in its original English version:The Philippine envoy was also interviewed last November 10 by Polsat News and last November 11 by TVN, both of which inquired about the extent of devastation to lives and properties wrought by typhoon Haiyan and the forms of assistance which the Philippines needs. END