Haiyan aid tracker ‘does not reflect’ all pledges

Rappler.com

File photo from the Canadian embassy in Manila

Envoys raised a concern about the Philippines’ official tracker of aid for Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors. This tracker, a website called the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAITH), “does not seem to reflect” their actual pledges, a diplomat said. FAITH, for one, lists “zero” donations from at least 9 donor-countries. To address these concerns, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the government will soon allow embassies to “input the data” on pledges. “We want to make sure… that their donations are fairly reported,” Lacierda said.


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