DONATION

Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Abdullah Al Bussairy (center) hands over samples of pressed dates to Tahir Lidasan Jr. (right), officer-in- charge of the National Commission on Muslim Affairs, during a turnover ceremony at Saudi embassy in Makati City. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated 60 metric tons of dates to help address hunger and poverty in the Philippines. At left is Fahd Al Munif from the Saudi Ministry of Finance.