Japan pledges to donate rice to Marawi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged to donate rice to the residents of Marawi City.

Abe made the commitment at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center.

"Recently, assistance to the refugees of the island of Mindanao was to be provided and it has been decided that the reserved rice which Japan supplied will be drawn down and to be provided to Iligan City and the surrounding areas," he said.

Abe said that Japan would also supply rice to Laos and Myanmar through the APT emergency rice reserve agreement.

Abe joined the 10 leaders from the ASEAN chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in complete the APT. — BM, GMA News