Cabinet to Tackle Emergency Declaration Over Rising HIV Cases

The Cabinet will tackle the Department of Health (DOH)'s proposal to declare a national public health emergency over the rising number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the country.

- By ALEXIS ROMERO

Speaking at a Palace press briefing yesterday, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said he has forwarded a memorandum to President Marcos and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on the proposal, which was recommended by the Philippine National AIDS Council.

"Our meetings in the Cabinet on that (matter) have been scheduled. They were just postponed. They were postponed many times because we have several other issues," the health chief said. "But the work of the DOH continues."