By Antonio Colina IV DAVAO CITY – More accommodation facilities in Davao City have offered to accommodate for free nurses of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) and workers of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) here after many of them were evicted from their dormitories amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) President John Carlo Tria bared Tuesday. Tria said that there were several hotels and inns, which have heeded calls to take in the frontliners and BPO workers, who have been discriminated against by owners of dormitories, for fear that they have been exposed to the COVID-19 infection. “This will allow them safer and easier access to their workplaces while complying with government requirements,” he said. The accommodations facilities that opened their doors to nurses and BPO workers were Davao Airport View, Circle-B Suites, Chateau Cinco Dormitel, D’Airbus Inn, Yellow Pad, Sharana Pensionne, Capital O World Palace, Blue Lotus Hotel, and Oh George. Dr. Roy Ferrer, Health Assistant Secretary for Health Field Implementation and Coordination Team for Visayas and Mindanao, told dormitory owners to show compassion for the health professional who are already exhausted from tending to persons under investigations and COVID-19 patients. “Magagaling po ito in terms of hygiene. Akala ho ninyo nagadadala ng dumi sa boarding hsoue. Mga profesional ang mga taong ito. Walang dapat ikatakot tanggaping nurses and doctors (Our nurses are well trained in terms of hygiene. You through they are bringing germs, but these people are professionals. There is nothing to worry about, you should accommodate our nurses and doctors),” he said. Meanwhile, Tria added arrangements with “logistics companies and airlines are being pursued to encourage local businesses to continue while complying with government requirements.” Tria added DCCCII earlier advised businesses to “build online operations and patronize delivery services,” and asked banks to “defer loan payments and eventually restructure loans.” “We are also happy that banks now offer deferred payments on loans, and that many businesses like restaurants have launched their delivery service through popular online applications,” he explained. He said private sector has already presented its economic plan to the city government.