Temasek Foundation, Filinvest Dev’t Corporation, Lucio Tan Group Donate BiPAP Machines, Face Masks for PH COVID-19 Response

From left: Temasek Foundation International Senior Director Gerald Yeo, Temasek Foundation International CEO Benedict Cheong, Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap, and Filinvest Development Corporation President and CEO Madam Lourdes Josephine T. Gotianiun Yap at the ceremonial turnover of 400 units of Yuwell BiPAP Machines (shown in picture) and 100,000 KN95 Face Masks on 10 September 2020 in support of PH’s ongoing COVID-19 response. (Photo courtesy of Wilford Will Wong)

SINGAPORE 15 September 2020 — Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap and Madam Lourdes Josephine T. Gotianun Yap, President and CEO of Filinvest Development Corporation, attended the ceremonial turnover of the latest donations from Temasek Foundation in support of  the Philippines’ ongoing COVID-19 response on 10 September 2020 at the Temasek Shophouse. Also present during the ceremonial turnover were Messrs. Benedict Cheong and Gerald Yeo, CEO and Senior Director of Temasek Foundation International, respectively.

The donations included 370 units of Yuwell BiPAP Machines and 100,000 KN95 Face Masks. The Lucio Tan Group shouldered the cost for the donation of another 30 units of the Yuwell BiPAP Machines, while Filinvest will sponsor the freight costs to bring the donations from Singapore to Manila.

This is the eight batch of donations from Singapore and Temasek Foundation since the pandemic started in the Philippines. So far, Temasek Foundation’s donations to the country’s COVID-19 response have amounted to an estimated USD 10 million. END

A sample of the Yuwell BiPAP Machines that Temasek Foundation, Filinvest and the Lucio Tan Group will co-donate for PH’s COVID-19 response. (Photo courtesy of Wilford Will Wong)

For more information, visit https://www.singaporepe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSingapore.