MANILA — The spokesperson of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) said Sunday they do not correlate the recent emergency room capacity issues to politics, noting instead that its cause is the oxygen shortage.

This, after the PGH's official was asked if the capacity issues are due to patients arriving because politicians may have referred them to the public hospital.

"Di po namin ma-correlate diyan 'yung association na ngayon ay eleksyon, although 'yun naman pong iba na may mga dalang guaranteed letter, 'yun naman po kadalasan ay hindi naman emergency. Mga elective admission o mga scheduled na surgery ['yung mga 'yun]," PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said in an interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo's Story Outlook.

"Talagang nangyari lang nitong past few weeks... Siguro dahil sa kasagsagan na rin ng malubhang init. Dumadami lang po 'yung pumupunta ng ospital. Lagi naman may ganiyan, 'yung ating intensive care unit minsan mataas, minsan mababa, ginagawan na lang namin ng paraan at 'di naman kami laging naririnig na naga-announce [ng capacity issues]," he added.

Del Rosario also said that the PGH may announce once again in 2-3 days regarding an update on the hospital's emergency room capacity as they are currently dealing with the issue.