MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) –  Vice President Leni Robredo’s office and the partners of its anti-poverty program Angat Buhay have opened a total of 16 dormitories in Metro Manila and parts of the Luzon and the Visayas that frontliners battling the coronavirus pandemic can use for free. 

Medical professionals, non-medical frontliners like security guards and janitors, and even volunteers for programs aiming to help contain the spread of COVID-19 can apply for the dormitories. (READ: ‘Not time to keep score’: Robredo focuses on frontliners, not politics)

The free service, however, is on a “first come, first served basis” given the limited number of beds per dorm and the need to implement physical distancing.  

There are currently 12 OVP dormitories near various hospitals in Metro Manila:

Dorm 1

Location: Cubao, Quezon City

Hospitals nearby: World Citi Medical Center, Dr Jesus C Delgado Memorial Hospital, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Villarosa Hospital, East Avenue Medical Center

Dorm 2

Location: Teachers Village, Quezon City

Hospitals nearby: East Avenue Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Children’s Medical Center

Dorm 3

Location: Roxas Boulevard, Manila

Hospitals nearby: Manila Doctors Hospital, Philippine General Hospital

Dorm 4

Location: Sampaloc, Manila

Hospitals nearby: Mary Chiles Hospital, Ospital ng Sampaloc, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, UST Hospital, Perpetual Succor Hospital 

Dorm 5

Location: UP Village, Quezon City

Hospitals nearby: East Avenue Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Children’s Medical Center 

Dorm 6

Location: Diliman, Quezon City

Hospitals nearby: East Avenue Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute

Dorm 7

Location: Maybunga, Pasig City

Hospitals nearby: Pasig General Hospital, Tricity Medical Center

Dorm 8

Location: Pearl Street, Quezon City

Hospitals nearby: General Malvar Hospital, Fairview General Hospital, Far Eastern University (FEU) – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation

Dorm 9

Location: Novaliches, Quezon City

Hospitals nearby: Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center, FEU Hospital – Marian Medical Arts Building, Neopolitan General Hospital

Dorm 10

Location: Paco, Manila

Hospitals nearby: Philippine General Hospital, Manila Doctors Hospital, ManilaMed – Medical Center Manila

Dorm 11

Location: Malate, Manila

Hospitals nearby: Philippine General Hospital

Dorm 12

Location: Malate, Manila

Hospitals nearby: Philippine General Hospital

The OVP also opened one dorm in each of the following cities and municipality outside Metro Manila:

• Baguio City
• Legazpi City, Albay
• Mariveles, Bataan
• Tacloban City, Leyte

Frontliners who wish to get a bed at any of these dorms should send the following details via email at ovpfreedormservice@gmail.com or text the number 0998 591 7408 (Andrea):

• Full name
• Gender
• Contact number
• Email address
• Current home address
• Details of emergency contact (name, contact details, and relation to the dorm applicant)
• Civil status
• Designation at the hospital, clinic, or organization 
• Shift schedule

Apart from providing free dorms, Robredo and her team have been assisting frontliners by raising funds to buy personal protective gear and COVID-19 extraction kits, distribute food packs, and operate a free shuttle service for health workers. – Rappler.com