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OVP to open more dorms for COVID-19 frontliners
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is expanding its dormitory initiative to provide more housing for medical frontliners battling COVID-19.
The OVP announced the opening of its sixth dormitory in Diliman, Quezon City, near major hospitals like the East Avenue Medical Center and the Philippine Heart Center.
A seventh dormitory, supported by St. Paul College Pasig Batch '96, is located in Maybunga, Pasig City, near Pasig General Hospital.
An eighth dormitory, in partnership with Oyo Spiral Suites, is situated on Pearl Street in Quezon City, serving hospitals such as the Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation.
The OVP has also partnered with The Oriental Hotel and Resorts to open dormitories in Legazpi City, Mariveles, Bataan, and Tacloban City.
Additionally, a dormitory in Baguio City, in collaboration with the University of the Cordilleras, is set to open soon.
These dormitories are available to health workers, medical practitioners, security guards, and volunteers involved in the COVID-19 response.
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