GMA News
Robredo urges mass testing for COVID-19
Vice President Leni Robredo renewed her call for mass testing for COVID-19, aligning with a nationwide online movement using the hashtags #NoToVIPTesting and #MassTestingNowPH.
Robredo criticized asymptomatic politicians undergoing COVID-19 testing due to limited test kits.
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has provided P5.3 million worth of extraction kits to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine to support the nationwide distribution of test kits.
She urged congressmen to allocate a portion of their district budgets for the procurement of test kits to protect their constituents.
Robredo previously urged Congress to prioritize mass testing during a special session and cited South Korea's successful containment of the virus through extensive testing.
Topics in this story
Explore more stories about these topics.
🤖
This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.
News Sources
See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.
The Department of Health (DOH) stated that mass COVID-19 testing is not currently necessary in the Philippines, citing limited resources and efficiency concerns.
Read more →
Vice President Leni Robredo urged Congress to realign the national budget to prioritize the health sector's needs, including personal protective equipment (PPE), testing kits, and medical equipment like ventilators and oxygen.
Read more →
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) and extraction kits worth P5.3 million to front liners battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Read more →
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go urged the Department of Health (DOH) to immediately equip and capacitate hospitals and designate testing centers in areas outside Luzon to detect COVID-19 cases in their respective regions.
Read more →
Senator Panfilo Lacson urged the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act with urgency to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines.
+1
Read more →