Look: 400 unused wheelchairs were supposed to be delivered to Masbate, Catanduanes

MANILA, Philippines  – Last week, A concerned citizen discovered and reported dozens of unused wheelchairs dumped by the Department of Health (DOH) at the Philippine Postal Corporation office in NIA road, Quezon City.

The wheelchairs have been at the place (Philpost) since the previous administration. Then-Health Secretary Janette Garin said the wheelchairs were supposed to have already been distributed during the change of administration last year.

She said she will coordinate with the current officials of the DOH to check why the wheelchairs are still stored at PhilPost. DOH Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Herminigildo Valle also said his office will look into the matter at the soonest time possible. 

It turns out from the investigation that the unused wheelchairs were supposed to be delivered to Masbate and Virac, Catanduanes.

The wheelchairs were reported to be around 400 units.

According to PhilPost, the 400 is what’s left of the 32,000 units that were delivered by the DOH through them to different parts of the country.

PhilPost also said that several provincial and city health offices asked them to “hold” the delivery because there was no “space” at their offices at that time.

PhilPost stressed that most of the wheelchairs are still in good condition, aside from a few that got drenched in rain due to leaks from the roof.

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Source : GMA News, YouTube, Kicker Daily News