Frequently Asked Questions about EQFs

Who are we doing this for?

We are doing this as a humble service to our nation. After seeing the indefatigable services of our frontliners, we created the Emergency Quarantine Facility (EQF) for our hospitals and institutions that are at maximum capacity to provide quarantine facility for patients who need to be quarantined.

Are these facilities accredited by Doctors/DOH?

These WTA Architecture + Design Studio-designed facilities were planned in closely consultation with Dr. Glenn Angeles, an ophthalmologist from The Medical City and Health Hub Clinic. He is also one of the main members of the EQF Team. Since the design is highly collaborative, we also work and consult with other architects, who are also part of the EQF Team. We have also followed the guidelines on the conversation of public spaces into temporary treatment and monitoring facility set by the Department of Health.

Do you coordinate with the LGUs? Or just the hospitals to be catered?

We directly coordinate with hospitals that expressed an urgent need for EQF. We also welcome requests from local government units which have identified such need amongst their public hospitals. For the construction, we work closely with the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

What is the concept, or rationale, behind the idea?

The main driving force behind EQF is speed, closely followed by scalability and buildability. The motivation to actualize the idea comes from the fact that these facilities can control the rapid spread of the virus and flatten the curve in the process. But to effectively do this, we need to move fast before our hospitals are overwhelmed. For the construction, we decided to use materials that were easy to use, flexible, and readily available. We wanted materials that people were familiar with, and with minimal knowledge, most workers can start using and building. Since mobility and logistics are difficult under enhanced community quarantine, we need something that does not utilize and require much manpower or construction equipment.

What specific materials do you need for constructing these facilities?

We require a lot of wood pallets, wood frames, insulation foam, and polyethylene sheets. For the full list of materials with dimensions, refer to our open source link at bit.ly/EQF-WTA .

How much does one facility cost?

A functional EQF, that can be built in 5 days, costs PHP550,000. If interested, please contact Prim Paypon at ppaypon@aim.edu

How do I make donations?

You can make donations at bit.ly/eqfacility .

You can also send your donations directly to our bank account via:
Bank Name: BDO Unibank
Account Name: Anthology Festival Organization Manila Inc.
Account Number: 004658012036

Once deposited, kindly email us your deposit or bank transfer slip to eqfacility@anthologyfest.org.