Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda receives a plaque of appreciation from president Lee Chang Ho of the Korean Community Association in Central Luzon. Also in the photo are government officials and officers of the Korean group. (Photo courtesy of Pampanga government)
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga––The Korean Community Association in Central Luzon donated Wednesday P735,000 to the government of Pampanga for the latter’s programs against COVID-19.
Lee Chang Ho, president of the Korean group, handed the donation to Gov. Dennis Pineda at the provincial capitol in the City of San Fernando.
The Koreans said their donation was their way of expressing their appreciation for the provincial government’s support to their compatriots residing in this province.
Pineda also thanked the Korean group, adding that the cash donation would buy medicines to benefit different villages.