VOLUNTEERS. The 40 healthcare workers from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City pose for a photo opportunity before boarding the Philippine Coast Guard vessel bound for Siquijor on Monday (Oct. 25, 2021). The DOH-run regional hospital said the 40 medical front-liners volunteered to augment the existing healthcare workforce in Siquijor, an island province in Central Visayas reeling with the recent hike in Covid-19 cases. (Photo courtesy of VSMMC) CEBU CITY - A Department of Health-run regional hospital here is sending 40 volunteer healthcare workers to the island-province of Siquijor to augment the resident's healthcare needs amid the rise in the number of coronavirus cases. In a statement, the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) said the hospital management, led by Dr. Gerardo Aquino Jr., has worked with the DOH-Region 7 in sending Cebu-based healthcare workers to augment the number of medical front-liners. "After VSMMC augmented healthcare needs in