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The Philippine cooperative movement has displayed yet another show of force with compassion, thanks to the concerted efforts of cooperatives in pooling their resources for the purchase and subsequent donation of Two Million worth of Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) to various hospitals and health centers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

Cooperative organizations who were behind this noble undertaking are the Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC), 1Cooperative Insurance System of the Philippines Life and General Insurance (1CISP), First Community Cooperative (FICCO), Metro South Cooperative Bank (MSCB), Novaliches Development Cooperative (NOVADECI), San Dionisio Credit Cooperative (SDCC) and Tagalog Cooperative Development Center (TAGCODEC)in  partnership with the Cooperative Health Management Federation (CHMF).

The hospitals that benefitted from this joint undertaking are:

• Philippine Heart Center: 200 pcs coveralls; 200 pcs. face masks, 50 pcs. face shields, 100 pcs. foot covers, 200 pcs. gloves, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs, head caps, 100 pcs. N99 masks,

• East Avenue Medical Center: 200 pcs coveralls, 200 pcs. face masks, 50 pcs. face shields, 100 pcs. foot covers, 200 pcs. gloves, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs. head caps, 100 pcs N99 masks;

• Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center: two bottles alcohol, 100 pcs. coveralls, 200 pcs. face masks, 50 pcs. face shields, 100 pcs. foot covers, 200 pcs. gloves, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs. head caps, 100 pcs. N99 masks;

• Lung Center of the Philippines: 200 pcs coveralls, 50 pcs face shields, 50 pcs goggles, 100 pcs N99 masks, 200 pcs face masks, 200 pcs gloves, 100 pcs head caps, 100 pcs foot covers;

• Veterans Memorial Medical Centre: 200 pcs. coveralls, 40 pcs face shields, 50 pcs goggles, 100 pcs, N99 masks, 200 pcs face masks, 200 pce gloves, 100 pcs head caps, 100 pcs foot covers;

• Philippine General Hospital /UP-PGH : 200 pcs coveralls, 50 pcs face shields, 50 pcs goggles, 100 pcs N99 masks, 200 pcs face masks, 200 pcs gloves, 100 pcs head caps, 100 pcs foot covers

• Manila Doctors’ Hospital: 200 pcs. coveralls, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs. N99 masks;

• Ospital ng Paranaque: 200 pcs. coveralls, 50 pcs. face shields, 100 pcs, foot covers, 200 pcs. gloves, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs. head caps, 100 pcs. N99 masks;

• Perpetual Help Medical Centre Las Pinas: 200 pcs. coveralls, 50 pcs face shields, 50 goggles, 100 pcs N99 masks, 5 bottles alcohol;

• Medical Mission Group Metro Manila East Hospital and Health Service Cooperative : 200 pcs. coveralls, 50 pcs goggles, 50 pcs face shields, 100 pcs N99 masks, 200 pcs gloves, 100 pcs head caps, 100 pcs. foot covers;

• Bulacan Medical Mission Group Health Service Cooperative: 200 pcs coveralls, 200 pcs. face masks, 50 pcs. face shields, 100 pcs. foot covers, 200 pcs. gloves, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs. head caps, 100 pcs N99 masks;

• Lucena Medical Mission Group General Hospital: 200 pcs coveralls, 50 pcs goggles, 100 pcs N99 masks. 200 pcs gloves, 100 pcs head caps, 100 pcs foot covers;

• Skyline Hospital and Medical Centre: 200 pcs coveralls, 200 pcs. face masks, 50 pcs. face shields, 100 pcs. foot covers, 200 pcs. gloves, 50 pcs. goggles, 100 pcs. head caps, 100 pcs N99 masks;

On the other hand, the hospitals that are slated to receive coop donations are as follows:

• UST Medical Center: 100 pcs. coveralls, 50 pcs goggles, 50 pcs. N99 masks, 200 pcs face masks, 200 pcs. gloves, 100 pcs head caps, 100 pcs. foot covers;

• Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital: 100 pcs coveralls, 50 pcs face shields, 50 pcs goggles, 100 pcs N99 masks, 200 pcs face masks, 100 pcs. head caps;

• San Lazaro Hospital: 100 coveralls, 50 face shields, 50 pcs goggles, 100 pcs N99 masks, 100 pcs face masks, 200 pcs gloves, 100 pce head caps, 2 bottles alcohol;

• Pinyahan Health Center: 100 pcs face masks, 100 pcs gloves.

The above PPEs, that sum up to P2M, were donated by 1CISP to CHMF through PCC. As of this writing, there is P0.95M more reserved for PPEs coming from the donations of FICCO, NOVADECI, MSCB, SDCC, PCC and TAGCODEC.

Photo taken during the distribution of PPEs ; East Avenue Medical Center ; V. Luna General Hospital ;

Medical Mission Group Metro Manila East Hospital  (MMGH Pasig)

CLIMBS Life and General Insurance Cooperative  similarly donated PPEs directly to their identified hospitals, totalling P2M also.

Just as the demand for PPEs continues to rise, let us also salute our generous cooperatives for their invaluable support to the supply chain not only for food assistance but for PPEs as well, who are always alert, like soldiers called to duty under the most adverse situations, and readily responding with courage and compassion. While their donations may be considered relatively small compared to the big donors, let us also count the thought that went with the physical donations. Surely, such has gone a long way in touching the lives of those in need: our frontliners, doctors and all others in the health/medical support services.

Given the magnitude of this health crisis, PCC continues to appeal for donations to its PPE initiative.

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