Megaworld deploys buses for hospital workers

Tycoon Andrew Tan-led property giant Megaworld Corp. has deployed its Citylink buses – erstwhile used to transport people across its townships – to provide free daily transport to healthcare personnel to and from various hospitals in Metro Manila during the month-long quarantine of Luzon.

In coordination with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), the buses will bring healthcare workers to and from Pasig City General Hospital and Makati Medical Center, from March 23 to April 12. The daily routes will be operational from 4:30am to 7:00pm.

“In every route, we can transport around 120 healthcare front-liners to two hospitals assigned to us. We are happy to support the government during this time when our healthcare front-liners are in need of free transport,” Arnie Batac, Megaworld head of estate management, said in a press statement on Monday.

In the Visayas, Megaworld is also sending assistance to the local government units (LGUs) of Bacolod and Iloilo, which have also been placed under community quarantine.

In Bacolod, around 1,000 liters of disinfectant alcohol will be donated to the city government for the immediate use of its various hospitals and health centers. The company will also send 5,000 surgical masks for healthcare workers in public hospitals and barangay health centers.

Megaworld is also extending food assistance to its construction workers in townships affected by the community quarantine.

On the other hand, Megaworld will also donate another 1,000 liters of disinfectant alcohol to the Iloilo City government for local health workers deployed in various hospitals.