104 healthcare workers died due to Covid-19
A total of 104 healthcare workers have succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to data from the Department of Health (DOH).
DOH appeals to health frontliners to discontinue mass protest
The Department of Health (DOH) requested health workers not to push through with their planned mass protest as it will only place the health system in the country at risk and will endanger the wellbeing of patients.
Cebu hospitals not ‘full to the brim’ – Garcia
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia debunked allegations that three major hospitals in Cebu City are full of Covid-19 patients, describing it as “misleading” and “unfair.’
Palace: PhilHealth to subsidize Covid-19 tests of frontliners, symptomatics
Malacañang on Tuesday said the government would subsidize Covid-19 tests through the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), but only for some Filipinos.In a media briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said medical and economic frontliners, people...
Duterte hails medical workers on Rizal day
In a statement on Rizal Day, Duterte said frontliners were the “‘Rizals’ fighting for our people against an unseen adversary,” which is the Covid-19 pandemic.