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Why health officials need to speak plainly on Wuhan coronavirus

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 06:07 PM

During media interviews, some health officials are still caught occasionally talking more like doctors—certain medical gobbledygook included. Read more »

DOH had 'gaps' in communicating info on new coronavirus: ex-health chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 09:55 AM

The Philippines has a "strong health system" but had "gaps" in relaying information to the public about the new coronavirus, a former health secretary said Tuesday. Read more »

Malunggay capsules, supplements no cure for coronavirus: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 12:08 PM

MANILA - Congresswoman and former health secretary Janette Garin rejected Friday rumors that certain food supplements can cure the 2019 novel coronavirus. Read more »

In holiday spirit, Garin extends hand of reconciliation to Dengvaxia critics

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 07:53 PM

MANILA - Former Health Secretary and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Wednesday offered her hand of reconciliation to her critics in the Dengvaxia vaccination scandal that was pinned on the health department when she led the agency. Read more »

Lawmakers revive 4-day work week proposal to mitigate traffic jams

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 11:53 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The House minority bloc is pushing for the adoption of a 4-day work week in the private sector and non-frontline national government offices as well as the maximization of the telecommuting or work-from-home law as a way to mitigate traffic jams in the country’s leading urban centers. Read more »

4-day work week isinusulong kontra trapiko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 07:40 PM

Sinimulan ngayong Martes ng House committee on Labor na talakayin ang 2 panukalang batas na magpapatupad ng 4 na araw na work week, na makatutulong umano para maibsan ang mabigat na daloy ng trapiko sa mga pangunahing kalsada. Read more »

Atienza, Garin nagkainitan sa Kamara dahil sa Dengvaxia program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 08:07 PM

Nagkainitan sina Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza at Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin sa plenaryo ng Kamara dahil sa Dengvaxia. Read more »

Ex-health chief hits Dela Rosa for supposed 'anti-vaxx' comment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 05:38 PM

Dela Rosa had supposedly asked the Department of Health and other resource persons if it was possible that vaccine producers created outbreaks to increase sales. Read more »

DOH 'not strong enough' to fight vaccine scare: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:08 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) was "not strong enough" to fight the vaccine scare that led to the resurgence of polio in the country, a former health chief said Tuesday. Read more »

DOH budget for 2020 cut by P16.6-B amid measles, polio rise: Garin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 09:14 AM

MANILA - The Department of Health's budget for next year was cut by P16.6 billion, former health chief and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin said Tuesday, amid an outbreak of dengue and measles and the resurgence of polio in the country. Read more »

Garin wants PAO lab merged with NBI crime lab

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 02:16 AM

Former health chief and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin asked the justice department to merge the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) forensics lab with the crime lab of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Read more »

Garin confirms Duque 'verbally threatened' her

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 08:06 PM

MANILA - Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Thursday said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III “verbally threatened” her during a recent Senate inquiry into alleged anomalies at the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Read more »

Inside the session hall

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 11:56 PM

A man walks inside the session hall during the 18th Congress at the House of Representatives in Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on Wednesday. Read more »

Garin questions DOH's cleanliness campaign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 11:47 PM

Another heated discussion went up this time at the House of Representatives as former Health Secretary Janette Garin clashed with her successor, Francisco Duque, during the deliberations for the Department of Health's 2020 budget. Read more »

Garin sinita ang ilang patakaran ng DOH sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Duque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 08:19 PM

Nagtuos nitong Miyerkoles sina Health Secretary Francisco Duque III at Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin sa pagdinig ng Kamara para sa 2020 budget ng Department of Health. Read more »

Vaccines on my mind: Garin, Duque face off in DOH budget hearing

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 01:24 PM

Health secretary Francisco Duque faced off with former health chief Janette Garin during the department's budget hearing before the House of Representatives' appropriations committee. Read more »

House committee report seeks criminal raps for Aquino, Garin over Dengvaxia program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 11:49 PM

A House of Representatives committee report recommended criminal and administrative charges against officials, led by former Philippine president Benigno Aquino III, in connection with the controversy over the anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. Read more »

'PNoy, iba pa puwedeng panagutin dahil sa Dengvaxia program'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 08:41 PM

Nirekomenda ng 17th Congress na pag-aralan ang mga posibleng kasong isampa laban kina dating pangulong Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III at iba pang indibiduwal kaugnay ng Dengvaxia vaccination program. Read more »

Garin warns DOH vs 'fake news' as gov't considers Dengvaxia anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 10:03 PM

MANILA - Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Monday warned the Department of Health against "misinformation" as the government reviews the possible return of Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine in the local market. Read more »

Garin warns DOH vs 'fake news' as gov't considers Dengvaxia anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 10:03 PM

MANILA - Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Monday warned the Department of Health against "misinformation" as the government reviews the possible return of Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine in the local market. Read more »

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