Citing economic reasons, President Marcos on Thursday said he would name a health secretary once the country’s coronavirus situation “normalizes” from its current state of calamity. ProclamationsThe country remains in “a state of calamity due to the coronavirus,” as declared in 2020 by Mr. Marcos’ predecessor Rodrigo Duterte in Proclamation No. Mr. Marcos said it was not yet time to lift the state of calamity. Because, for example, if I lift the state of calamity, our health workers will not get their benefits that are in the law. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 22, 2022 04:00 UTC