The Philippines is buying from China 3 million more sets of PPE against coronavirus, which could give the Philippine military a daunting task—bringing these home. | FMangosingINQ
If 1 million PPE sets would cost the same, the new purchase would mean that the Philippine government is spending some P6 billion more for the new PPE transaction.
The Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy are currently involved in main efforts to get the shipment from China. Philippine Navy logistics vessel BRP Bacolod City arrived in Xiamen, China on Saturday to get 23,385 boxes of PPE. Those are part of the 1 million in PPE that was bought for P1.8 billion.BRP Bacolod City was expected to return to the Philippines with the PPE cargo in early May.
It’s not clear how may PPE sets from the 1 million purchased by the government have been already brought home since the trips to China started in early April.
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