Chiz: Sorsogon to build first state-owned oxygen plant
THE first state-owned oxygen producing plant will soon rise in Sorsogon, Gov. Chiz Escudero announced today after the province’s P94.5 million loan to finance its construction has been approved by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).
The oxygen plant, he said, will greatly contribute to improve the healthcare system of the province and boost Sorsogon’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT. An oxygen generator and refilling plant is now available at the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital in Laoag City. The project is a priority program of the provincial government of Ilocos Norte worth PHP20 million to supply medical oxygen to government hospitals and even to district hospitals and nearby medical centers outside the province. (Photo courtesy of the...