Doctors to the Barrios to DOH: Reconsider sending members to Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Physicians under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program are requesting the Department of Health (DOH) to reconsider reassigning some of their members in an effort to decongest hospitals in Cebu City amid…

Health workers tell Duque: Just resign, it’s been 5 months without a plan

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 06/27/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is facing yet another clamor for him to step down, this time from a group of health workers who blamed him for lack of a concrete plan resulting…

DOH-7 activates fact-finding on Briton’s death

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has activated a fact-finding initiative to shed light on the death of a Briton in Cebu after several hospitals here reportedly refused to admit him.…

Ombudsman probes DOH mess in virus response

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 06/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Wednesday said he had ordered an investigation of the alleged irregularities committed by Department of Health (DOH) officials and employees, including Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, in responding to the…

Duque: Fewer deaths show outbreak has been managed

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 04/23/2020

  Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Wednesday that the fewer deaths in recent days and the longer time for cases to double showed that the new coronavirus outbreak in the country had been managed. Duque,…

Duque admits COVID-19 response shortcomings, issues apology

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 04/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III apologized on Friday for his shortcomings in addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in the country.     The apology was made after 14 senators filed a resolution…

Senators seek Duque’s ‘immediate resignation’ over ‘failure’ in handling COVID-19 crisis

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 04/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senators are seeking the “immediate resignation” of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III over his performance in handing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis gripping the country. Fourteen senators filed Senate Resolution 362 on Thursday which…

BREAKING: COVID-19: DOH chief Duque on self-quarantine; asymptomatic – Vergeire

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 03/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is currently on self-quarantine, a Department of Health (DOH) official confirmed Thursday. DOH Undersecretary Rosette Vergeire also said the health chief has already undergone testing for COVID-19 after a senior…

COVID-19: LGUs told to be ready for possible sustained community transmission

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has urged local governments in the country to prepare for the possibility of sustained community transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The DOH made this announcement in…

Duque orders ‘aggressive’ nCoV contact tracing

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 02/05/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has directed the Epidemiology Bureau to conduct an “aggressive” contact tracing of fellow passengers of the who tested a Chinese couple positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after…

CebPac discloses flight nos. of plane boarded by n-CoV-positive Sino couple; pilots, cabin crew under quarantine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Pacific has placed on quarantine the cabin crew and pilots of the flights boarded by the Chinese couple who tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 -nCoV). This developed after health…

DOH secretary Duque urges netizens not to spread unverified claims of coronavirus infection

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Prior to the announcement from the Department of Health (DOH), unofficial reports of the five-year-old Chinese child in Cebu City who contracted an unidentified coronavirus already made rounds online. On Tuesday, January…

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