Over 60 hospitals in Metro Manila, provinces get PPEs from OVP
VP Robredo’s office distributes PPEs to Manila hospitals. Photo by Charlie Villegas / OVP
MANILA, Philippines — Over 60 hospitals and communities in Metro Manila and provinces have received personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The OVP said it has distributed 23,475 PPE sets as a part of its assistance drive as requests for the safety equipment are received by their office.
The following hospitals and communities have been given PPEs said the OVP:
National Center for Mental Health
Hospital of the Infant Jesus Medical Center
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Manila Medical Center
UST Hospital
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Manila Doctors Hospital
Tondo Medical Center
Ospital ng Sampaloc
Mary Chiles Hospital
Ospital ng Muntinlupa
Ospital ng Parañaque
Pasig Doctors Medical Center
World Citi Medical Center
Novaliches General Hospital
FEU Hospital
Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital
San Juan City Hospital
St. Martin de Porres Charity Hospital
Valenzuela Citicare Medical Center
Ospital ng Makati
Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, La Union
Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital, Quezon
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center, Marikina City
Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City
Philippine Orthopedic Center, Quezon City
Philippine General Hospital, Manila
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa City
Lung Center of the Philippines, Quezon City
Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City
UP – National Institutes of Health, Manila
East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon City
Philippine Heart Center, Quezon City
San Lazaro Hospital, Manila
Barangay Concepcion Dos & Fortune, Marikina City
Barangay Baesa and Sauyo, Quezon City
Barangay Matandang Balara, Quezon City
Baseco Barangay Health Workers, Manila
Sorsogon Provincial Hospital, Sorsogon
Batangas Provincial Hospital, Batangas
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital, Cavite
Ospital ng Maynila, Manila
Novaliches District Hospital, Metro Manila
Bicol Medical Center, Camarines Sur
Naga City Hospital, Camarines Sur
National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Metro Manila
Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, Metro Manila
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Metro Manila
Ospital ng Capas, Tarlac
Rizal Medical Center, Rizal
National Children’s Hospital, Metro Manila
Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Metro Manila
St John Hospital, Inc., Camarines Sur
USI Mother Seton Hospital, Camarines Sur
Antipolo City Medical Hospital, Antipolo
Divine Grace Medical Center, General Trias, Cavite
Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital, Albay
Quezon Medical Center, Lucena City
Mount Carmel Diocesan General Hospital. Lucena City
Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center, Lucena City
Bicol Sanitarium, Sipocot
The OVP said they have collected P28.8 million from their office’s budget and the donation drive initiated by their Angat Buhay partner, Kaya Natin.
“Ang halagang ito, nakalaan para makapagbigay ng 64,367 na personal protective equipment (PPE) sets at iba pang tulong para sa 4,291 frontliners,” Vice President Leni Robredo said in a Facebook post.
The OVP said that those who want to donate can visit this link (bit.ly/forCOVID19frontliners) or through Paymaya (bit.ly/KNxPaymaya) and Lazada (bit.ly/KNxLazada).
As of posting time, there are 552 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country.
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