China to donate add’l weapons, ammo to PH

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MANILA — The People’s Republic of China will be turning over 3,000 units of M-4 assault rifles, 3 million rounds of assorted ammunition and 30 sniper scopes to the Philippines on Thursday.

The event will take place 9 a.m. at the GHQ Canopy, AFP headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. All of items will be donated without any cost to the Philippines.

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua will formally turn over the weapons to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

This the second batch of weaponry donated by the Chinese government to the Philippines.

The first donation, which was turned over June 28, consisted of 3,000 rifles along with 5 million rounds of ammunition and 90 long-range sniper rifles with 800,000 rounds of ammunition. (PNA)