BCDA

The Philippine government is scaling up the conversion of major facilities in Metro Manila and in other parts of the country into instant hospitals to effectively control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and ensure the safety of the communities.

The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex-Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila City, the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Halls and the World Trade Center, both in Pasay City are being transformed into quarantine sites. 

Overseas Filipino workers who were stranded in the Clark International Airport the past weeks, expressed thanks to the government now that they are comfortably staying for free in Clark, Pampanga.

“Noong sinabi nila na dalhin kami dito, hindi ko rin alam ang lugar na ito, pero nang makita ko, wala akong masabi…Kumportable kasi safe kami dito. Pinapasalamatan ko na sa panahon na ganito, sinalo kami ng gobyerno,” says seaman Jimmy Catubig.

A college student stranded in Clark due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions offered prayers for those afflicted by the virus, by playing the song “People Need the Lord” with his violin. 

“Dedicated iyon sa lahat ng tao; siyempre sa panahon ngayon, people need the Lord kasi maraming namamatay, maraming sorrowful dahil nawalan ng mahal sa buhay at may sakit,” says 19-year-old Orlando Ladia, Jr.

More than 200 passengers, most of them recently arrived overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), have been stranded for days in Clark International Airport due to the community quarantines imposed in their respective provincial destinations. 

To ensure the welfare and safety of these passengers amid the COVID-19 threat, BCDA, CDC, CIAC and LIPAD have coordinated efforts to provide them with the necessary assistance, as the entirety of Luzon observes the Enhanced Community Quarantine. 

Clark is a safe haven for returning OFWs. 

CLARK FREEPORT – The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has issued guidelines in limiting people movement here as part of the measures under the ‘enhanced community quarantine’ in view of the threat of COVID-19 spread.
 

The New Clark City Athletes’ Village has undergone extensive cleaning and sanitation, after repatriates from the MV Diamond Princess completed their quarantine on March 11, Wednesday. 

Wearing full protective gears, personnel from the Department of Health - Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH-CLCHD) disinfected and sanitized all the rooms used during the isolation of 445 repatriates from the cruise ship. 

The New Clark City Athletics Stadium used in the 30th South East Asian Games (SEA Games) is nominated for “Stadium of the Year," a recognition previously given to the Olympic Stadium in London, England.

Designed by the Budji+Royal Architecture+Design firm and built by MTD Clark, Inc., the 20,000-seater Athletics Stadium in New Clark City is among the top 10 stadiums in the world, and is in the running for the “Jury Award” in the annual Stadium of the Year awards.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority's (BCDA) media tools and campaigns were recognized at the recent 55th Anvil Awards organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) for adhering to the highest standards of public relations. 

BCDA's Public Affairs, and Investment Promotions and Marketing teams received four Anvil trophies during the awarding ceremonies held at The Manila Hotel on February 28, 2020.

We would like to assure the municipality of Capas and its officials that the national government will address all the issues and concerns raised following the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to use New Clark City as a quarantine site for our repatriated kababayans.

All preventive and precautionary measures are being put in place by the Task Force not only for our repatriated kababayans, but to also ensure that the adjacent communities of New Clark City and all Capaseños are kept safe and protected.