April 7, 2021 | 12:03 am Font Size
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METRO PACIFIC companies and foundations said they have expanded their daily distribution of meals for medical frontliners to government hospitals in Metro Manila.
âWhat started out as a simple treat day for Metro Pacific Hospital frontliners, transformed into a daily commitment to provide them with the needed sustenance to continue their fight to save the lives of Filipinos. The initiative expanded to include government hospitals within the Metro to further broaden the warranted gratitude for COVID frontliners,â the group said in an e-mailed statement.
On Sunday, companies and foundations under the âMVP Group of Companies,â distributed over 7,800 meals to nine Metro Pacific hospitals in Metro Manila.
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April 4, 2021 | 8:16 pm Font Size
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SUBSIDIES GRANTED to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) fell 27.7% from a year earlier in February to P7.581 billion, the Bureau of the Treasury reported.
The National Irrigation Administration received 65.9% of the total with P4.994 billion, down 15% from a year earlier.
The Bases Conversion Development Authority received P720 million, the Small Business Corp. P300 million and the Philippine Heart Center P296 million.
Other top recipients were the National Kidney Transplant Institute (P213 million), Philippine Children’s Medical Center (P209 million), Light Rail Transit Administration (P170 million), and Philippine Rice Research Institute (P155 million).
Towards the bottom of the subsidy list were the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (P2 million), Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (P3 million), the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority and Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (P8
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 2) As new COVID-19 cases continue to surge, hospitals in Metro Manila, the pandemic epicenter that remains under enhanced community quarantine, are quickly running out of beds for patients who require intensive care.
Data from the Department of Health as of March 31 showed 602 beds or 76% of the combined 792 in intensive care units for COVID-19 patients in the National Capital Region are occupied, putting hospitals in the region at “high risk” level. Medical facilities which have reached 70% to 80% occupancy rate fall under this risk category.
With several hospitals approaching breaking point, a major concern is where do people go for help?
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