By Raymund Antonio  The office of Vice President Leni Robredo is looking for more dormitories that can accommodate medical frontliners, who have been evicted from their boarding houses and communities. Vice President Leni Robredo
(OVP / MANILA BULLETIN) The OVP just opened its fifth dormitory at UP Village in Quezon City last weekend, but Robredo said they need additional temporary houses in the wake of discrimination against COVID-19 frontliners. “We are looking in the area of PGH (Philippine General Hospital) because this is where many of them are finding a place, including Quezon City. So we need more volunteers who can lend us,” Robredo said. The vice president noted that frontliners need board and lodging not only to protect their own families from the coronavirus infection, but due to the discrimination they are facing. For instance, Robredo said she had received a report about health workers treating COVID-19 at the Lung Center of the Philippines who were not allowed entry into their boarding houses. With the help of private partners, the OVP has offered free lodging for frontliners at specific dormitories. Three of these dorms are located in Quezon City while two others are in Manila. The newly opened dormitory is near East Avenue Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, and the Philippine Children’s Medical Center. Those who are interested to avail of the dormitory can apply through the vice president’s official Facebook account, VP Leni Robredo, or send a message via [email protected] or 0998-5917408. But the rooms will be on a “first come, first-served” basis due to the limited capacity of the dormitories.