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Tag: Department of Health

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Willie Ong is NOT the new Health sec

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 20, 2022 6:59 PM

    A video circulating on social media is misleading people by implying that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong as Health secretary. The position remains unfilled.  […]

    Department of Health, Doc Willie Ong

  • Vape Bill story
    Categories News Seeing through the Smoke

    DOH, FDA win in SC could go to waste if vape bill becomes law

    By Nica Rhiana Hanopol  |  Jun 28, 2022 8:09 PM

    If President Rodrigo Duterte approves the vape bill before he leaves Malacanang on June 30, the Department of Health (DOH) says it will “result in an absurd situation” wherein similar products that cause harm and danger are regulated differently.

    Department of Health, FDA, Rodrigo Duterte, vape bill

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post MISLEADINGLY credits Fabella modernization to Duterte admin

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 11, 2022 1:29 PM

    A Facebook (FB) page misleadingly claims the modernization of the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital (DJFMH) was an initiative of the administration of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. On June 9, […]

    Department of Health, fabella modernization, malasakit centers, misleading, universal healthcare law

  • VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming DOH to bloat COVID cases before elections NOT TRUE
    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK FB FC PHL Vote PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming DOH to bloat COVID cases before elections NOT TRUE

    By VERA Files  |  May 08, 2022 11:11 AM

    Netizens on Facebook (FB) and Twitter have falsely claimed that the Department of Health (DOH) will artificially increase the number of COVID-19 cases in the country two days before the […]

    COVID-19, Department of Health, PHLVOTE2022

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