Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez and House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, in a joint “malasakit” (compassion) project with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), have given hospital equipment to Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center-Magsaysay branch in a bid to boost Tacloban City’s health-care services amid the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic.
The OCD and the Romualdezes have turned over one ventilator, a portable X-ray machine, four medical oxygen tanks and two wheelchairs to EVRMC Magsaysay.
“More medical equipment are expected to arrive and will benefit other public hospitals in Eastern Visayas,” the Majority Leader said.
“We are grateful to the OCD for partnering with us in this endeavor that will surely help Tacloban boost its medical services especially now that we are in the middle of a pandemic,” he added.
“We hope that the spirit of bayanihan and malasakit will continue to guide all public servants and stakeholders so that we may emerge victorious in these uncertain times.”
The party-list lawmaker thanked the medical and non-medical frontliners of EVRMC for their service to the people.
“Heroism and patriotism are evident every day in the halls of EVRMC and all the hospitals across the country. We hope to give all the help that we could give in order to ease the difficulties that they are facing each day,” she said.
In a joint effort initiated by the OCD and the Romualdezes, at least 160 medical frontliners of EVRMC also enjoyed three months of free accommodation at the Leyte Park Hotel & Resort and Madison Park Hotel in Tacloban City.