DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who is detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands for alleged crimes against humanity, sent chocolates as gifts to pediatric cancer patients at the House of Hope in the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City.
GIFTS from former President Duterte coursed through Vice President Sara Duter for cancer-stricken children at the House of Hope in Davao City. (FB)
The chocolates, along with four stuffed toys, were donations from Filipinos in Europe. Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte facilitated their transport to the country.
Vice President Duterte ensured the distribution of the gifts to the children at the House of Hope.
Floreces Logronio Tadla, an entrepreneur, shared on her Facebook account some photos taken by Rachel Evangelista Pilapil, staff of the House of Hope, on the gifts they received on Monday, April 7, a day after the Vice President arrived from a visit to her father.
Tadla thanked the former President and Vice President Duterte and shared a letter thank-you letter from the children for the presents.
They said in the letter:
“Dear "FPRRD" Rody Duterte,
I hope you are well in The Hague. We want to express our gratitude for the chocolates you sent to the Kids of Hope. It truly means a lot that, even from afar, you thought of bringing joy to our patients.
To everyone who contributed to making this gift possible, we are incredibly grateful for your kindness and generosity. A special thank you to VP Sara for facilitating the delivery to the House of Hope. The smiles on the kids' faces when they received the chocolates were priceless.”
Visiting pediatric cancer patients at the House of Hope and giving gifts during former President Duterte’s birthday, Christmas, and other special occasions are an annual tradition of the Dutertes.