Medical City denies raid of its PPEs

The Medical City on Thursday denied information circulating online that its stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) have been confiscated amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

"There are news circulating that a raid of PPEs occurred in our premises on the evening of April 1," the tertiary healthcare provider said in a statement.

"We deny this and encourage everyone to be careful in spreading unverified information," it added.

On Wednesday night, screenshots of conversations about the supposed raid circulated on social media. The medical goods are supposedly being consolidated to be repackaged and distributed with attributions to a senator.

Senator Bong Go, whose name surfaced in similar social media posts, denied the allegation.

"Claims circulating that I am involved in handling donations intended for the government are utterly false, deliberate disinformation, and black propaganda," Go, a close ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, said in a statement. --Dona Magsino/KBK, GMA News