PH Consulate General in Istanbul Facilitates Anew Distribution of Food Packs to Filipino-Turkish Nationals Affected by COVID-19
On 20 May 2020, Ms. Lucila Macalinao, Filipino-Turkish national and long-time resident in Beyoglu Municipality, opens the food box she received from the Municipality of Beyoglu. (Istanbul PCG photo)
ISTANBUL 27 May 2020 – Filipino-Turkish nationals in Istanbul continue to receive food and personal hygiene packs from various municipalities in Istanbul after the Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul liaised with the offices of the Mayors for temporary assistance for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of four municipalities, namely: Besiktas, Kagithane, Beyoglu and Sisli, have responded to the Consulate’s calls for support. The municipalities donated food boxes containing several types of pasta, bulgur, rice, cooking oil, canned tomatoes, beans, flour, olives, and tea while including personal hygiene items like face masks, cologne, and soap.
So far, Besiktas Municipality has assisted 25 Filipino-Turkish nationals; Sisli Municipality with one; Beyoglu Municipality with five; and Kagithane Municipality with seven. Worth mentioning is the comforting inscription on the box from Sisli Municipality which bears the message “Sisli'de komsuluk var” conveying that “One can always find good neighbors in Sisli”. END
On 21 May 2020, Ms. Olivia Evangelista receives food box from the Municipality of Kagithane containing canned tomatoes, two types of pasta, bulgur grain, lentil seeds, flour, rice, cooking oil, olives, tea, and sugar, as well as personal hygiene items including a box of face masks and cologne. (Istanbul PCG photo)
On 15 May 2020, Ms. Elma Trinidad Regis Nwodo, member of the Filipino Community in Turkey, was one of seven recipients of food pack donations and hygiene items from the Turkish Municipality of Kagithane in Istanbul. The food boxes contain several types of pasta, bulgur, cooking oil, canned tomatoes, beans, flour while personal hygiene packs have washable face masks, hand sanitizer and soap. (Istanbul PCG photo)
The Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul, accompanied by a FICASCA representative, Ms. Annie Blu, receives donations of personal hygiene items and food boxes from the Municipality of Kagithane in Istanbul on 14 May 2020. (Istanbul PCG photo)
Ms. Estelita Punay, a Filipino-Turkish national and long-time resident of Sisli Municipality, receives an emergency food pack from the Sisli Municipality on 30 April 2020 after the Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul made representations in her behalf. The box, which bears the message “Sisli'de komsuluk var”, conveys the message that “One can always find good neighbors in Sisli”. (Istanbul PCG photo)