Representatives of the diocese turned over the amount to Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle during his visit there, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said.
“Diocese of Washington turns over $201,000 to Cardinal Tagle to help typhoon victims in the Philippines,” the embassy said on its Twitter account Sunday night, PHL time.
Figures from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council showed that as of April 3, Yolanda left 6,293 people dead, 28,669 injured and 1,061 still missing.
It said Yolanda affected 3,424,593 families or 16,078,181 people in 12,139 barangays in 44 provinces, 591 towns and 57 cities.
The NDRRMC said Yolanda caused P39,821,497,852.17 in damages, including P19,559,379,136.11 in infrastructure and P20,262,118,716.06 in agriculture.
During the weekend, Tagle attended Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle at 1725 Rhode Island Avenue in Washington D.C.
He also received an honorary degree from the Catholic University of America.
“Cardinal Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, is an alumnus of CUA, having received his licentiate and doctorate degrees in sacred theology. He is known throughout the Philippines for his strong pro-life advocacy as well as his commitment to spiritual truth and embrace of social media,” the university said.
On Sunday, Tagle spent time with Filipino-American children at the Philippine Embassy in DC.
“We have a very large Filipino Community in the US but why is it that only few of you become priests?” he asked the Filipino community. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News
