Manila Bulletin
200-K PPE sets to arrive in PH aboard Navy ship
The Philippine Navy deployed the BRP Bacolod City to China to retrieve a significant shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) crucial for the country's COVID-19 response.
The vessel, BRP Bacolod City (LC550), arrived at Zhangzhou Harbor on April 25 to collect PPE sets from the Port of Xiamen.
The shipment includes approximately 700,000 KN95 face masks and 200,000 PPE sets comprising goggles, coverall suits, head covers, gloves, shoe covers, surgical masks, and gowns.
These PPEs are part of a larger procurement of one million sets valued at P1.8 billion, intended for the Department of Health.
The BRP Bacolod City left Zhangzhou Harbor on April 30 and is set to arrive in the Philippines on Friday, May 8.
The first batch of PPEs will be unloaded in Davao City, the second in Cebu City, and the final batch in Manila.
Strict safety protocols were observed throughout the operation, and no crew members exhibited symptoms of COVID-19.
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