THE 53rd Engineer Brigade, Philippine Army deploys three vertical construction teams last May 18, 2020, to help build project NOAH Isolation Facility in SRP.
The Project NOAH is a facility classified as a level 1 facility that will house asymptomatic COVID-19 positive patients. The isolation facility can accommodate around 400 Covid-19 asymptomatic patients from vulnerable communities.
The project is led by Atty. Jocelyn “Joy” Pesquera with medical consultant Dr. Sophia Mancao, Chief – Regulations, Licensing and Enforcement Division of DOH7 in collaboration with United Architects of the Philippines (UAP- Humanbon, Sugbo, and Cebu chapters), the City Government of Cebu, DOH Region 7, EvolvePH, and 53rd Engineer Brigade, Philippine Army. The team is hoping to finish the project in 21 working days.
This is to heed the call to build an additional isolation facility in Cebu City. DOH found out in the mass testing conducted by City Government of Cebu that most cases are asymptomatic, and remain to be contagious.
The 53rd Engineer Brigade is always ready to provide its general engineer support to local governments unit here in Cebu province, to help contain the further spread of COVID 19.
This project indeed shows a Bayanihan spirit at work, where the AFP, Local Government Units, Local Government Agencies, private sectors, and Non-Government Organizations, work hand-in-hand in response to the need of the community.(PR)