To
support initiatives that will directly aid the fight against COVID-19, the Ty
Family-led companies Metrobank and GT Capital Holdings Inc., through the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI) released PhP 8 million to fund purchase of
Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to benefit healthcare frontliners.
PhP 5 million worth of PPEs, which include hazardous material suits, face
shields, N95 masks, gloves, and shoecovers, were donated to two (2) COVID-19
Referral Centers namely University of the Philippines-Philippine General
Hospital (UP-PGH) and Lung Center of the Philippines, each receiving 1000 sets.
Another 2000 sets were donated to the City Government of Manila, through the
Office of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, to cater to six (6) District
Hospitals in the city namely Justice Abad Santos Medical Center, Ospital ng
Sampaloc, Ospital ng Tondo, Sta. Ana Hospital, Gat Andres Bonifacio Medical
Center and Ospital ng Maynila. Through the efforts of the Xavier School Alumni
Association, another PhP 3 million was
given to support the operations of the San Juan Covid Kalinga Center which is
the extension facility of the San Juan Medical Center.
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