Whole of INC's Ciudad de Victoria estate to house COVID-19 patients

In response to the national health emergency, the entire Ciudad de Victoria complex in Bulacan owned by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) will be used as quarantine facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Saturday.

“Yesterday, we received more positive news when we learned that our brothers in the Iglesia ni Cristo had agreed to let the government use the whole Ciudad de Victoria estate––not just the Philippine Arena itself––to isolate and quarantine Covid-19 cases,” Nograles said in a virtual presser.

“So kasama po dito ang Philippine Arena, ang Philippine Sports Stadium at ang The Garden Suites,” he said.

Bases Conversion and Development Authority president Vince Dizon earlier announced that the 50,000-seat Philippine Arena will be used as a quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients. 

Likewise, Nograles said the Ciudad de Victoria complex offers facilities not just for patients but also for frontliners.

“Once everything is readied, the whole complex will have an estimated 1,065 rooms for patients, while frontliners will be able to share 476 suites good for two to four health workers each. Maraming salamat, Ka Eduardo Manalo,” he said.

The Philippines has so far reported 3,018 confirmed cases, with 136 deaths and 52 recoveries. —Ted Cordero/LBG, GMA News