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AMEND LAW TO PROVIDE STRICTER MEASURES TO PROTECT FRONTLINERS, PATIENTS – DELA ROSA

Senator Bato dela Rosa is seeking to ensure the safety of the Filipino people at all times as well as to protect medical workers, law enforcers and other security personnel while performing their duties in times of crises. In his Senate Bill No. 1533 or “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 11332, Otherwise Known As […]

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SORSOGON TO PENALIZE DISHONEST PATIENTS AMID COVID-19 CRISIS – ESCUDERO

Health authorities in Sorsogon province have urged residents seeking medical treatment to be honest in giving information to health personnel attending to their health concerns amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero recently signed a “Patient’s Dishonesty Ordinance” penalizing patients who lie or give untruthful declaration during medical consultations and confinement […]

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DOH CAN REQUIRE MANDATORY REPORTING, QUARANTINE OF COVID-19 CASES – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said with President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency, both the public and private sectors can be mobilized to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat. Nograles said the Department of Health (DOH) is empowered to require mandatory reporting of “emerging infectious diseases” as well as […]

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DOH CAN ORDER REPORTING AND QUARANTINE OF COVID-19 CASES — NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that with President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency, both the public and private sectors can be mobilized to respond to the COVID-19 issue. Nograles explained on Saturday that the Department of Health (DOH) is empowered to require the mandatory reporting of “emerging infectious diseases” as […]