The Philippines hopes to receive fresh Chinese funds for a law-enforcement project, several infrastructure projects and a grant that can be used for its coronavirus pandemic response, according to the Department of Finance (DoF).

In a virtual forum on Tuesday, Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven said the government was negotiating with Beijing on funding for the first phase of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Safe Philippines Project.

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