DND gets 50K Covid-19 test kits from Singapore gov’t

MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) on Thursday formally received 50,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) test kits donated by the Ministry of Defense of Singapore.

“The test kits which were delivered at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) will be issued to the VMMC and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center (AFPMC),” DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a statement Friday.

He said the VMMC is mandated to provide quality medical care and treatment to veterans and their dependents are under the purview of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO).

The AFPMC provides medical care to the military and civilian personnel of the AFP.

“Both PVAO and AFP are government bureaus under the DND,” Andolong said.