MANILA, Philippines - A Japanese man from Fukuoka donated 200,000 yen (around P87,000) to the relief efforts in the Philippines, which was battered by super typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan).
Kenji Hirakawa sent a letter to the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo by post. In his letter, he expressed wishes for the quick recovery of the Philippines, and his desire to help in any way he can.
However, Hirakawa's ties to the Philippines run deep.
“My father lies sleeping in a mountain somewhere in Luzon,” he said in the letter, as quoted by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo.
He said he was just three months old when his father, a member of the Japanese imperial army, left him to serve his country during World War II.
His father was sent to the Philippines and never made it back home. Japan occupied the Philippines from1942 to 1945.
"I am enclosing here 200,000 yen for all the troubles my father may have caused to the Filipino people,” he said.
He expressed hope the money will help in easing the plight of the typhoon victims in central Philippines.
The Philippine embassy was unable to contact Hirakawa, since he did not include a contact number in his letter.
Last week, a Japanese preschooler touched the hearts of many Pinoys, after he donated his piggy bank savings for the victims of typhoon "Yolanda."
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