The government will convert Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna into mega quarantine facility for the isolation and treatment of patients from the Southern Tagalog Region particularly Laguna Province.
Construction works on flagship projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways have resumed (DPWH) in the National Capital Region.
In his report to Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain that civil works have resumes at Bonifacio Global City-Ortigas Center Link Road Project with the DPWH Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) operations strictly implementing the construction safety guidelines issued by the Secretary.
Filinvest Tent in Alabang, Muntinlupa City is now ready for use as a COVID-19 mega quarantine facility.
The Filinvest Tent ‘We Heal As One Center’ was set up by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in collaboration with the private sector.
Shipping containers purpose-built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Villar Group of Companies into mobile rooms have already been deployed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Pasay City.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that a new health facility is already completed in southern Metro Manila thru collaboration between government and private sectors.
The 9th “We Heal As One’ Center was put up at Filinvest Tent in Alabang, Muntinlupa City that will augment government’s efforts against COVID-19 pandemic, said Secretary Villar.
Medical personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) will oversee and lead operations at Philippine Sports (PhilSports) Arena or ULTRA (University of Life Training and Recreational Arena) ‘We Heal As One’ Center. This was after Department of Public Works and Highways and Villar Group of Companies turned over the 132-bed capacity COVID-19 facility to the PNP Medical Corps.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) marked another breakthrough by manufacturing swabbing booths for testing COVID-19 virus on probable patients.
Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the partial resumption of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects.
“On areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), construction workers accredited by the DPWH will be allowed to work on quarantine and isolation facilities, health facilities, emergency and maintenance works, flood control, and other disaster risk reduction and rehabilitation works,” Villar said.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over the newly-completed 'We Heal as One' Center' at the Philippine Arena Complex in Bocaue, Bulacan to the Inter-Agency Task Force for Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after a thorough checked on the 300-capacity mega community quarantine facility was made.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started the construction of another health facility in southern Metro Manila that will augment government’s efforts against COVID-19 pandemic.
Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the Filinvest Tent in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, will be redesigned and transformed into 108 bed makeshift hospital.