MANILA, Philippines — Celebrity siblings Julia, Dani and Claudia Barretto raised P651,000 for their Para May Bukas fundraiser aiming to build an emergency quarantine facility to help medical frontliners fighting novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “My sisters Dani, Claudia, and I want to thank everyone who took part on this mission. Meanwhile, Claudia said that half of the funds will be used to build an emergency quarantine facility, which is curently under construction. The emergency quarantine facility, said Julia, aims to lessen the burden of overcrowding in hospitals due to the rise of COVID-19 patients in the country. “P350,000 will go to the building of the Emergency Quarantine Facility, which is currently on going right now.

Source: Philippine Star April 16, 2020 06:00 UTC