By
Marcelo B. Lihgawon
LAMUT, Ifugao -- The Panopdopan District Hospital in this municipality
is set to receive P1 million calamity assistance from the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
In the memorandum of
agreement between the provincial government represented by Gov. Jerry Dalipog
and PCSO Vice Chairman and General Manager Royina Garma, the assistance will be
used exclusively for procurement of testing kits, reagents, medical/diagnostic
equipment, personal protective equipment, and medicines to be used for the
management of COVID-19 cases.
It will also cover the cost
of laboratory/diagnostic procedures, and confinement of COVID-19 patients and
shall not be used for administrative and logistical expenses such as seminars,
food and other non-health requirements of facilities.
The PDH is designated as
the COVID-19 triage area of the Haggiyo Incident Command Center of the province.
The PCSO donation
is pursuant to Republic Act 11469 otherwise known as the
"Bayanihan We Heal as One Act" that also enjoins
government owned controlled corporations including the PCSO to help and earmark
funds for the government’s COVID-19 measures. - PIA – Ifugao
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