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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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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