BANGKOK, Thailand — Many Filipinos continue to mistake tuberculosis (TB) for an ordinary cough, delaying diagnosis and treatment even though the disease is preventable and curable, a Department of Health (DOH) tuberculosis specialist said. Dr. Rugaiya Calapis, chairperson of the DOH National...
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has nothing but good things to say about Dr. Jose Brittanio Pujalte Jr., the newly-appointed Department of Health (DOH) secretary. "I warmly congratulate Secretary Brix Pujalte on his appointment. I have worked with him before, and I have...
Outgoing Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Monday, July 13, said he resigned from his post after undergoing bilateral knee replacement surgery, saying he did not want his rehabilitation and physical therapy to affect the day-to-day operations of the agency. In a statement,...
President Marcos ' choice to lead the Department of Health (DOH) is not a career politician or a former Cabinet member, but a veteran orthopedic surgeon and hospital administrator who has spent more than three decades in public healthcare. Dr. Jose Brittanio S. Pujalte Jr., who was appointed...
The Parañaque City government has earned recognition from the Department of Health (DOH) after achieving a 100-percent rating in the Financing Characteristics of the Universal Health Care Local Health System Maturity Level (LHS-ML), highlighting the city’s commitment to sustainable and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate the reported shortage human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs in the country. Hontiveros said it is worrying to hear reports that HIV treatment hubs are being forced to stock up on antiretroviral or ARV drugs for...
Deeply affected by the Tacloban City school shooting, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) President Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez met with various stakeholders on Monday, June 29 in a bid to come up with life-saving interventions. Participating in the meeting with Romualdez in...
A group identifying itself as “Concerned Department of Health Personnel” has filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and Health Undersecretary Randy Escolango, alleging that Escolango 's appointment to multiple key positions created a...
Cases of leptospirosis in the country increased by six percent in the first five months of 2026, with farmers accounting for most of those infected, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH reported 2,177 leptospirosis cases nationwide from Jan. 4 to June 6, higher than the 2,046 cases recorded...
The Philippines’ more-than-three-decade-old devolution program remains incomplete, with local government units (LGUs) and national agencies continuing to share responsibilities for many basic services despite the 1991 Local Government Code (LGC), according to state-run policy think tank...
Senators on Monday, June 15 urged the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to look into the plight of a widow who allegedly was forced to cough up P1-million by a hospital as a deposit for her husband who needed immediate surgery but eventually died unable...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, June 8, ordered all DSWD field offices in Mindanao to immediately coordinate with local government units (LGUs) following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore of Sarangani and triggered a tsunami...
