DOT To Subsidize 50% Of Cost Of RT-PCR Test At PGH For Tourists

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat

DOT would subsidize 50% of cost of COVID-19 swab test at PGH for tourists. The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday said that it would subsidize 50% of the PHP 1,800 cost of RT-PCR testing cost administered by the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). This, as the Department of Tourism said that the agency had signed … Read more

DOH Moves To Regulate Cost Of RT-PCR Test For COVID-19

DOH

DOH had moved to regulate the cost of the RT-PCR test for COVID-19. The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday had moved to regulate the cost of the Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test for COVID-19. This, as Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday said in an online forum that they submitted … Read more