South Korea has donated an additional $250,000 in cash and relief goods for victims of tropical storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng,” raising its total donations to $600,000.

The Korean National Red Cross donated cash contributions equivalent to approximately $50,000 to the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) while the Yoido Full Gospel Church, led by Senior Reverend Lee Young-Hoon, through Korean NGO “Good People,” also donated emergency relief goods worth $200,000. “Good People” conducts international development assistance activities. The Korean government donated emergency relief goods worth $300,000 on September 29. The relief goods include rice from the Korea-Philippines Rice Processing Center in Aurora Province, medical supplies, sleeping mats, blankets and tents from Korea. Korean Ambassador Choi Joong-Kyung handed over the emergency relief goods to Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral on October 5. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica), in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, is distributing the relief goods to victims in the National Capital Region and Northern Luzon. Aside from the Korean government, OCI Company Ltd. chairman and CEO Lee Soo-young donated $50,000 in cash to the PNRC for the humanitarian relief and rehabilitation of calamity victims. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091010-229326/S-Korea-donates-more-for-typhoon-victims#