The Department of Health accepted the University of the Philippines’ (UP) 100,000 COVID-19 cases projection by the end of August, noting the figures should be interpreted with “caution.” DOH Undersecretary …
Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said the Department of Health (DOH) is preparing for the possible reopening of businesses in Cebu City. Vega said in a press briefing Thursday said the mortality …
The Department of Health (DOH) retracted its report on Monday afternoon of four Metro Manila cities tagged to be emerging COVID-19 hotspots. DOH in a statement sent to health reporters …
Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said Monday the Department of Health (DOH) is strictly monitoring six “hotspots” where there has been a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. According to …
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Thursday the Department of Health (DOH) is looking at COVID-19 testing laboratories that failed to submit reports on cases in the past several days. In …
Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said Thursday DOH was surprised why the Office of the Ombudsman is investigating the agency, adding they have always been transparent with its processes. “Yes, I …
The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday it targets to test the 1.5% of the 110 million Filipino population by the end of July. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said …
The Department of Health is rushing to meet the deadline for distributing the monetary compensation benefits to the families of health workers who died or who got critically ill due …
The Department of Health said they are looking into the onset date of illness of patients positive for coronavirus since the number of COVID-19 fresh cases seemed to increase this …
Ashamed DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday blamed his subordinates over their department’s failure to distribute the financial benefits for the families of medical frontliners who died in the …
President Rodrigo Duterte gave the Department of Health (DOH) three days to compensate and distribute the P32 million budget for the families of fallen COVID-19 heroes or the health workers …
The Department of Health (DOH) said they are now “processing” the benefits of the health workers who got infected and died while saving the lives of others from COVID-19. “We …
Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) reduced the price of its COVID-19 test after receiving backlash for its alleged overpriced P8,150 testing payment scheme, Wednesday. PhilHealth spokesperson Shirley Domingo in a …
Senators lambasted the Department of Health (DOH) after it failed to distribute at least P32 million pesos compensation for families of “COVID-19 heroes” or medical frontliners who died serving COVID-19 …
DOH Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said Tuesday the actual COVID-19 testing capacity of the country is only 8,000 to 9,000 per day due to operational issues brought by the damages of …
Department of Health (DOH) revealed Monday that there is at least 6,800 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests lined up for validation. “Ito pong sinasabi natin na mga backlogs, meron po tayo …
Senate President Vicente Sotto III asked the Department of Health (DOH) to justify why they need P11.7 billion to hire additional 136,000 contact tracers. “DOH (Department of Health) wants to …
The Department of Health (DOH) would need P11.7 billion budget to compensate additional contact tracers in three months. The DOH had earlier said they still need 95,000 contact tracers who …
Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Wednesday the Philippines is hiring 95,000 contact tracers amid the COVID-19 crisis. According to Vergeire, the ideal ratio of contact tracer is …
Malacañang said Tuesday that the alleged “overpriced” personal protective equipment (PPEs) purchased by the DOH would no longer be investigated. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier said he was the one who …
Senator Panfilo Lacson said Monday there are more than 170,000 health experts who could replace DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III should the administration looks for another amid COVID-19 crisis. “There …
The Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday it is building a case against those who made unregistered drug “Fabunan antiviral injection (FAI),” an alleged COVID-19 vaccine being marketed on Facebook. …
Some senators want DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III to correct his controversial statements regarding the virus transmission of asymptomatic patients and the second wave of the outbreak in the country. …
Dr. Anthony Leachon, Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) adviser, said the DOH’s report on COVID-19 cases is not real-time, as he explains the epidemic curve status of the Philippines. “Ang explanation …
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said there is no evidence yet that asymptomatic COVID-19 patients could transmit the infection, as the government defends not conducting “mass testing.” At …
Department of Education Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted the Philippines is “actually” on the second wave of virus infection. Duque made the revelation during the Senate hearing on the government’s …