Manila Bulletin
OVP delivery of PPEs faces delay due to lack of supply
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is coordinating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Cebu Pacific for the delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao.
Vice President Leni Robredo acknowledged difficulties in distribution due to a shortage of protective gowns and asked for public patience.
The OVP's donation drive, along with a private partner, has collected P40 million as of March 31 to provide 90,753 PPE sets and 11,384 food and care packages.
To date, 33,075 sets of protective gear have been delivered to over 100 hospitals, with the last delivery to Luzon provinces occurring on March 28.
Recent deliveries included hospitals in Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, and the Cagayan Valley Medical Center in Tuguegarao City.
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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and its private partner have raised P36.3 million from donors for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers.
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The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has accumulated P44 million in funds to support health workers and other frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has begun distributing approximately 12,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) sets to six COVID-19 referral hospitals in Metro Manila.
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The Department of Health (DOH) has procured one million sets of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth P1.8 billion.
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has distributed nearly 29,000 masks, 350 coverall suits, and hundreds of bottled waters to eight hospitals in Metro Manila.
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