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OVP raises P20-M to buy PPE for health workers in less than a week; seeks help finding suppliers
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has raised P20 million in its fund drive for personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers.
As of March 19, the OVP has purchased PPE sets sufficient for 2,433 frontliners for 15 days, with the first batch of 7,350 sets already distributed to nine Metro Manila hospitals.
These initial recipients included San Lazaro Hospital, Philippine General Hospital, UP-National Institute of Health, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, East Avenue Medical Center, Philippine Orthopedic Center, and Veterans Memorial Medical Center.
The OVP, in partnership with the Kaya Natin! Movement, is seeking suppliers for PPEs due to scarcity, despite having available funds.
Vice President Leni Robredo highlighted that the increasing cash donations are proof of Filipinos wanting to support frontliners.
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