Malacañang said they leave it to the Ombudsman to look into the cases filed against Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro also said Herbosa still enjoys the trust of President Marcos despite facing administrative...
Former Cabinet secretaries have urged President Marcos to designate the Department of Health (DOH) as head of the Philippine delegation to the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in Geneva, Switzerland this...
Amid heightened public concern over rising flu-like infections, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Friday, Oct. 17, that there is no lockdown being planned, describing the situation as part of the usual influenza-like illness (ILI) surge during the rainy months. “There is no planned...
Public health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Friday, October 17, called out Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa over what he described as a “troubling mindset” on accountability and governance in the DOH, urging him to “stop blaming and start building.” In his Facebook...
The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that it is expanding its investigation into the implementation of Super Health Centers (SHCs) across the country, in coordination with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) This, as DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reported to the ICI on...
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that the long-idle Antipolo Super Health Center abruptly opened its doors this week—just hours before the scheduled visit of DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa on Thursday, October 16—after more than a year of inactivity. The sudden activation has drawn...
The Department of Health (DOH) has flagged 297 Super Health Centers (SHCs) across the country as non-operational, including a P21.4-million facility in Concepcion Dos, Marikina City that remains unfinished years after construction began. DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday, October 15, led...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa disclosed on Wednesday, Oct. 1, that there are health facilities in the country whose construction has been left unfinished despite providing full payment to contractors. Herbosa disclosed this during the hearing of the agency 's proposed...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
Thousands of health and care workers are set to finally receive their long-delayed Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P6.767 billion to the Department of Health (DOH). Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said the funds cover the remaining balance...
Malacañang said Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa is not suspended and remains as the DOH chief. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said that there was no suspension issued by Malacañang against Herbosa. "From OP (Office of the President) and...
Three top officials of the Department of Health (DOH), including the agency’s well-known Covid-19 pandemic spokesperson, are no longer part of its Executive Committee (Execom), based on updates made to the department’s official website. Removed from the current Execom list are Undersecretaries...
