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Dennis Uy declines P35 million from gov’t for quarantine ships
The 2Go Group, Inc. will not accept the P35 million payment from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for using its ships as quarantine facilities for COVID-19 patients.
2Go chairman Dennis Uy clarified that the actual cost to operate the two vessels as quarantine facilities is P260 million, and this was intended to be a donation.
Uy stated that the P35 million offer from the DOTr was not something they planned on accepting.
He further instructed that the expected payment be waived and pledged to cover the operational expenses from his own funds if necessary.
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