CatSU-UP CATANDUNGAN CHAPTER IN PARTNERSHIP FOR PPE PRODUCTION
COVID 19In its response to the current CoViD-19 pandemic, the Catanduanes
State University (CatSU) in partnership with the University of the Philippines
(UP)-Catandungan Chapter this time aims to produce 70 sets of Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontliners.
Dr. Minerva I. Morales, CatSU
SUC- President III, revealed that this initiative is also in cooperation with
the different Deans of the Colleges, Department Heads, and faculty members. Dr.
Maria S. Tugano, Vice-President for Academic Affairs said that the University’s
partnership with UP-Catandungan for the production of PPE’s has been a shared
effort of the CatSU academic community where they helped raise funds for the
project. The UP-Catandungan group is also set to shoulder part of the labor
cost, together with the CatSU. As of this writing, the University now awaits
the arrival of the materials that will be used for producing PPE’s at CatSU,
the design of which was already firmed-up with the University’s College of
Industrial Technology (CIT).
(Thanks to the sources, Dr. Maria S. Tugano, VP-AA and CAS Dean,
Moreno Tabios Jr.)
