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MANILA – Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin on Saturday sought answers from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the prepositioned medicine against leptospirosis, alleging the agency lacked preparations for this. Garin, a former health secretary, said reminders against leptospiros should have been “aggressive.” “Leptospirosis is a different matter in the sense na ako, personally, sa pananaw ko, dumami ang kaso dahil kinulang ang preparasyon ng mga taong namamahala sa Kalusugan,” said Garin in a Saturday news forum. “Our next question is nasaan pine-preposition yung gamot. Kasi preventable yun eh. Kaya medyo nakakasama ng loob because leptospirosis is a preventable illness,” the lawmaker added. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2025/8/9/public-hospital-emergency-rooms-exceed-capacity-as-leptospirosis-cases-rise-1314">&#x27;We prioritize critically ill patients&#x27;: Public hospital emergency rooms exceed capacity as leptospirosis cases rise</a> </div>Garin said she had already urged the health department not to preposition doxycyclines in their national office, noting these should be in schools and local government units. “Ang window time na umiinom ka ng doxycycline para prevention for leptospirosis is within 24 to 72 hours. The earlier, the better. kaya kung nasara yan, binagyo yan, hindi madaanan, yung gamot eh nasa regional office, nasa central office. Tapos ang bagal bagal pa ng ibang kawani ng DOH, hindi na nakakarating sa taumbayan,” she said. “It&#x27;s very painful to see people dying, people critical in the hospitals, for an illness that should’ve been preventable,” she said. Health spokesperson Albert Domingo said leptospirosis prevention starts from avoiding floods, for one. “Hindi naman ginusto ng lumilikas, hindi naman ginusto ng mga nabaha ang kanilang bahay na naglilinis. Ang solusyon, huwag sana magkaroon ng baha,” said Domingo over DZMM. Flood-control programs and solid waste management, meanwhile, are among the top solutions in avoiding leptospirosis, according to Tina Marasigan, a director at the DOH. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/7/141-leptospirosis-cases-logged-in-central-visayas-1039">141 leptospirosis cases logged in Central Visayas</a></div> “Ang sabi ni Sec Ted Herbosa, ang leptospirosis pwede yang ma-prevent pero it must be seen from a bigger picture. Nagsisimula yan sa solid waste management. Dumadami ang daga kapag pangit ang management natin ng basura,” Marasigan said. Some hospitals in Metro Manila and nearby areas have experienced a surge in leptospirosis cases following days of flooding due to the southwest monsoon and recent storms. In a statement, the DOH said it has opened leptospirosis &quot;fast lanes&quot; in select DOH hospitals to assess if patients need to be admitted. “Dito rin tinitignan ang risk level ng pasyente para mabigyan ng reseta sa tamang paggamit ng doxycycline,” the statement read. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, there were 19 DOH hospitals that have leptospirosis fast lanes: 1. San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital 2. East Avenue Medical Center 3. Quirino Memorial Medical Center 4. Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium 5. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital 6. Philippine Orthopedic Center 7. San Lazaro Hospital 8. Valenzuela Medical Center 9. Tondo Medical Center 10. Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center 11. Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center 12. Rizal Medical Center 13. Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center 14. National Children&#x27;s Hospital 15. National Center for Mental Health 16. Lung Center of the Philippines 17. National Kidney and Transplant Institute 18. Philippine Children&#x27;s Medical Center 19. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin on Saturday sought answers from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the prepositioned medicine against leptospirosis, alleging the agency lacked preparations for this.

Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin on Saturday sought answers from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the prepositioned medicine against leptospirosis, alleging the agency lacked preparations for this.

Garin grills DOH amid rise in leptospirosis cases

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Garin grills DOH amid rise in leptospirosis cases

Job Manahan,

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Published Aug 09, 2025 05:13 PM PHT

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