EDC gives additional RT-PCR kits worth P5.6M to Negros Oriental

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

NEGROS ORIENTAL – The Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the leading geothermal power provider in the country gave Negros Oriental additional RT-PCR Detection and Extraction Test Kits and other consumables worth P5.6 million last April 28 for the province’s molecular laboratory located at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital.

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo received the kits from Norreen Bautista, EDC’s Corporate Social Responsibility Head. Degamo thanked EDC for its continued support and assistance to the province.

"I am very grateful to EDC for its continuous support and assistance to the Province of Negros Oriental, most particularly this period wherein we are combating COVID19. EDC is a partner in so many instances, and until today they are helping us,” Degamo said.

EDC said that the latest donation was in addition to the state-of-the-art RT-PCR machines and peripherals that the company has provided to help the province put up its own molecular laboratory, which is crucial to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bautista bared that with the two RT-PCR machines that can process up to 200 swab tests per day, the laboratory is now able to expedite the processing of COVID-19 swab samples with results released within the day.

"We all need to keep working together and give what we can to manage the increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases. This is crucial for the province and for each one of us to thrive and not just survive this economic and health crisis,” Bautista added.

The turnover of additional donations was also witnessed by Dr. Liland Zoila Bustamante - Estacion, Negros Oriental Provincial IATF Ground Commander & Assistant Provincial Health Officer and Dr. Rafael Duhaylungsod, EDC-CSR for Negros External & Stakeholder Relations Officer. (Photos: EDC/NegOr.)