DOH (March 01-15)

DC No. 2020- Public Advisory No. 17 – Guidance on the Conduct of Daily Prayer March 12,
0141 (Salah) for Filipinos with Islamic Faith 2020

DC No. 2020- Reiteration of the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines March 12,
0133 and Medical Devices Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 2020
(COVID-19) Health Event

DC No. 2020- Public Advisory No. 16 – Guidance for Institution if a PUI or a March 11,
0131 Confirmed COVID-19 Case is Directed at the Workplace 2020

DC No. 2020- Public Advisory No. 15 – Guidance on Gatherings for the Public March 11,
0130 and Event Organizers 2020

DC No. 2020- Guidelines in Filing of Birth Certificates by Birthing Homes, March 10,
0210 Infirmaries and Hospitals 2020

Executive Order No. 106 Entitled “Prohibiting the Manufacture,

Distribution, Marketing and Sale of Unregistered and/or
MC No. 2020- Adultered Electronic Nicotine/Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems, March 10,
0012 Heated Tobacco Products and Other Novel Tobacco Products, 2020
Amending Executive Order No. 26 (S. 2017) and for Other
Purposes”

Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated February 27, 2020

Entitled “Lifting of the Suspension of Negotiations for and
MC No. 2020- March 10,
Signing of All Loan and Grant Agreements with Countries that
0011 2020
Co-Sponsored and/or Voted in Favor of the 11 July 2019
Resolution of the United Nation Human Rights Council”

DC No. 2020- Public Advisory No. 14 – Clarification on Management and March 07,
0108 Referral of Close Contacts of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases 2020

Public Advisory No. 13 – Updated Guidelines for Management and

DC No. 2020- March 07,
Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under
0107 2020
Code Red

DM No. 2020- Guidelines on the Issuance of Identification Cards to Registered March 06,
0183 and Accredited Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) 2020

AO No. 2020- Regulation on the Conduct of Clinical Trials for Investigational March 06,
0010 Products 2020

Use of World Health Organization Interim Guidelines for Health

DC No. 2020- March 06,
Workers Exposure Risk Assessment and Management in the
0106 2020
Context of COVID-19 Virus

AO No. 2020- Complementary Guidelines to the Dangerous Drugs Board March 05,
0009 Regulation Nos. 1 and 2 Series of 2019 on the Accreditation of Drug 2020
Rehabilitation Practitioners and Drug Abuse Treatment and
 Rehabilitation Center (DATRC)

Guidelines in the Implementation of the Unified Color, Signage

AO No. 2020- Features, and Design of Identified Interior Spaces for Health March 03,
0011 Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP)-Funded and Coordinated 2020
Health Facilities and Medical Transport Vehicles

DOH (March 16-25)

MC No. 2020-0015 Memorandum Circular No. 07, s. 2020 Entitled “Interim Guidelines for Alternative Work March 25, 2020
Arrangements and Support Mechanisms for Workers in the Government for the
Duration of the State of Public Health Emergency Pursuant to Proclamation No. 922”

MC No. 2020-0014 Memorandum Circular No. 05, s. 2020 Entitled “Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave March 25, 2020
Credits for Absences Due to Self-Quarantine and/or Treatment Relative to the Corona
Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)

MC No. 2020-0013 Administrative Order No. 26 Entitled “Authorizing the Grant of Hazard Pay to March 25, 2020
Government Personnel Who Physically Report for Work During the Period of
Implementation of an Enhanced Community Quarantine Relative to the COVID-19
Outbreak”

DM No. 2020-0150 Interim Guidelines for Immunization Services in the Context of COVID-19 Outbreak March 25, 2020

DM No. 2020-0152 Guidelines on Temporary Re-deployment of Nurses Under the Nurse Deployment March 24, 2020
Program from Rural Health Units/ Health Centers/ Health Stations to Department of
Health (DOH) and Local Government Unit (LGU) Hospitals in Response to COVID-19
Health Emergency

DM No. 2020-0145 Interim Guidelines for the Provision of Transport Vehicles to Health Workers and Health March 24, 2020
Facility Staff Under the Expanded Community Quarantine

DC No. 2020-0157 Reiteration of the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices March 24, 2020
Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event

DC No. 2020-0167 Continuous Provision of Essential Health Services During the COVID-19 Epidemic March 23, 2020

DM No. 2020-0142 Interim Guidelines on COVID-19 Referral Hospitals March 23, 2020

DM No. 2020-0165 Interim Guidelines for Registered Nutritional-Dietitians in Hospitals on the Nutritional March 23, 2020
and Dietary Management of Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) Patients and on the Provision of Healthy Diet to Hospital Workforce

DM No. 2020-0158 Proper Handling of the Remains of Suspect, Probable, and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases March 22, 2020

Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 dated October 9, 2010 Entitled

AO No. 2010-0032- “Guidelines and Mechanism to Implement the Provisions of Republic Act No. 9994,
March 19, 2020
A Otherwise Known as ‘The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010’ on the Sale of
Medicines and the Sharing of the 20% Senior Citizens’ Discount”

Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2017-0008 dated June 1, 2017 Entitled

AO No. 2017-0008- “Implementing Guidelines of Republic Act No. 10754, Otherwise Known as ‘An Act
March 19, 2020
A Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability,’ for the Provision of
Medical and Health-Related Discounts and Special Privileges”
 Public Advisory No. 19 – Prohibition of Hoarding of Drugs and Medicines, Profiteering,
DC No. 2020-0144 Illegal Combination, Formation of Cartels, and All Other Acts Committed in Restraint of March 19, 2020
Trade in COVID-19 Response

DC No. 2020-0143 Public Advisory No. 20 – COVID-19 Laboratory Testing March 19, 2020

DC No. 2020-0156 Guidance on Visitation and Group Activities in Closed Institutions March 18, 2020

Guidance to All Public and Private Healthcare Facilities and Other Concerned
DC No. 2020-0152 Establishments to Assist Surveillance Officers in the Epidemiologic Investigation on the March 18, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

AO No. 2020-0012 Guidelines for the Inclusion of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the List of March 17, 2020
Notifiable Diseases for Mandatory Reporting to the Department of Health

DM No. 2020-0166 Interim Guidelines on the Preparation and Handling of Food in Temporary Treatment March 17, 2020
and Monitoring Facilities for COVID-19 Patients

DM No. 2020-0123 Interim Guidelines on the Management of Surge Capacity Through the Conversion of March 16, 2020
Public Spaces to Operate as Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities for the
Management of Persons Under Investigation and Mild Cases of Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19)

DC No. 2020-0151 Off-Label Use of Antivirals and Antimalarials for the Clinical Management of COVId- March 16, 2020
19

DC No. 2020-0142 Public Advisory No. 18 – Suggested Retail Price of N-88 Face Mask March 16, 2020

DOH (March 26-31)

IRR of RA 11463 Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Malasakit Centers Act (Republic Act No.
11463)

IRR of RA 11332 Implementing Rules and Regulation of RA 11332, Otherwise Known as Mandatory
Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and health Events of Public Health Concern Act

DM No. 2020-0153 Interim Guidelines for Emergency Hiring of Health Personnel in Select Hospitals and March 31, 2020
Other Health Facilities in Response to COVID-19 Health Emergency

DM No. 2020-0138 Adoption of PSMID Clinical Practice Guidelines on COVID-19 March 31, 2020

DC No. 2020-0163 Memorandum Circular No. 2020-03 date 20 March 2020 Entitled “Extension of Deadline of March 31, 2020
Submission of the Citizen’s Charter and Suspension of Processing Times in the Delivery of
Government Services in Luzon Area in Light of the Imposition of the Enhanced
Community Quarantine”

DC No. 2020-0161 Reiteration of the Updated List: Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and March 31, 2020
Medical Devices Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event

DC No. 2020-0160 Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Rapid Antibody-Based Test Kits March 31, 2020

DM No. 2020-0146 Adoption of POGS, PPS, PIDSOG, PSMFM, PSNbM, and PIDSP Clinical Approach to March 30, 2020
the Management of COVID-19 in Pregnancy and the Newborn

DM No. 2020-0062- Amendment to the Department Memorandum No. 2020-0062 dated February 4, 2020 March 30, 2020
A Entitled “Guidelines on the Standards of Airborne Infection Isolation Room and
Conversion of Private Rooms and/or Wards into Temporary Isolation Rooms for the
Management of Patients Under Investigation (PUI) for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
 (NCOV)”

DOH-NPC JMC Guidelines on the Use of Telemedicine in COVID-19 Response March 28, 2020
No. 2020-001

DM No. 2020-0167 Interim Guidelines on the Proper Handling and Disinfection of Non-Critical Items Used March 27, 2020
in the Management of COVID-19 Patients in All Health Facilities and Temporary
Treatment and Monitoring Facilities

DC No. 2020-0162 Directive for the Continuous Operation of Dialysis Facilities in the Philippines During March 27, 2020
the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Light of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) Outbreak

DC No. 2020-0158 Reiteration of the Department Memorandum No. 2020-0136 Entitled “Interim Guidelines March 27, 2020
on Harmonized and Daily Health Facility Reporting of COVID-19-Related Essential
Resources and Supplies Using the DOH Data Collect Application”

DC No. 2020-0159 Triage and Management of Pregnant Patients with Suspected COVID-19 March 26, 2020