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The Department of Health ( DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
December 24, 1941. Website. www .doh .gov .ph. The secretary of health ( Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalusugan) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member who is in charge of the Department of Health. The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [1] [2]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines, formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD / ˈ b iː f æ d /; 1982–2009), is a health regulatory agency under the Department of Health created on 1963 by Republic Act No. 3720, amended on 1987 by Executive Order 175 otherwise known as the "Food, Drugs and Devices, and Cosmetics Act", and subsequently reorganized by Republic Act No ...
First Republic. Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce. Department of Communications and Public Works. Department of the Interior. Department of Foreign Relations. Department of Public Education. Department of Wars and Marine. Department of Finance.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ( PhilHealth) was created in 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines. It is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic Act 6111 or the Philippine Medical Care Act ...
Republic Act No. 6975, or the Department of Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, took effect on January 1, 1991 and paved the way for the establishment of the Philippine National Police, BFP and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology as separate entities. Specifically, the Fire Bureau's charter was created under Chapter IV (Section 53 to ...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman ), abbreviated as DENR, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment in natural resources, specifically forest and grazing ...
The Commission on Population and Development (Filipino: Komisyon sa Populasyon at Pagpapaunlad ), or CPD (formerly known and abbreviated as POPCOM), is a Philippine government agency and the lead policy-making and coordinating organization of the country's population management programs. CPD is an attached agency to the National Economic and ...