Coming together vs COVID-19

Photos from Iloilo City Government and DOST-6 FB pages

More acts of kindness were seen online and elsewhere as Ilonggos band together to fight the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).

Community kitchens in Iloilo City barangays with daycare facilities kicked off March 21 using donated goods. Vulnerable sector like jeepney drivers were provided food assistance.

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-6 Employees Cooperative distributes 44 rice packs to trisikad drivers at Barangay Magsaysay Village in La Paz. This is part of the office community outreach and helping out program in response to the enhanced community quarantine imposed in Iloilo City.

 

The following have pledged donations to Iloilo City since March 20, 2020

• P1-million worth of rice and canned goods and noodles from Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Iloilo, Inc. and Hua Siong College of Iloilo Board of Trustees
• 250 sacks of rice; 100 cartons noodles; 30 cartons canned sardines from Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc. Panay Chapter
• Iloilo Supermart and the Que family donated P1,000,000 which will be used for the immediate needs of the isolation center of the city, the requirements of the community kitchen, and other immediate requirements for the city to respond to the disaster.
• Iloilo Bankers Association plans to distribute ASAP 800 drums and chlorine to brgys so they can make sanitizing solution for distribution to brgys using empty bottles. This is to minimize spread of disease as there’s a shortage of sanitizers. They will coordinate with local health officer and Liga President Irene Ong
• VIKINGS served 200 pax to hospitals yesterday March 19. As of today March 20, a total of 100 packs set meals were distributed to City Hall, Don Benito hospital, Medical City hospital and Capitol. They will continue tomorrow March 21.
• P100,000 from Feline’s
• P100,000 from Carlos Uy
• 40 sacks of 25-kilo rice from James Conlu
• P1-M worth of bread from La Filipina Uy Gongco Group of Companies
• P1-M cash and 500 sacks of rice from Edgar “Injap” Sia informing the Mayor, after hearing about the enhanced community quarantine in Iloilo today, and to send their support
• Yakult from Ong family
• 50 pack lunches per hospital – Western, Don Benito, Medical City, St. Pauls, and Doctors from Max Uy of Summer House Restaurant
• Phoenix Gasoline station 1,500 liters of diesel fuel for the use of CHO & ICER
• P3.5-M from Henry Chusuey of Henann Group of Resorts to be used for test kits
• P500T from Edgar Tiu (Imperial Appliance)
• P250T for PPEs from Light of Glory Taxi
• 1,500 hot meals from Jollibee and Luis Go
• 100 bottles of mineral water from Charie Lui for City Hall first responders
• Oscar Chua donated 154,000 pcs. sando plastic bags for repacking of rice and 2 boxes plastic spoon and fork worth P80,000, delivered in Jaro
• 1,200 sacks at 25kilos per bag from Anonymous
• P1-M donation from Tony Jon – JTS Group of Companies