endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 4) — An organization of hospitals is urging the Department of Health to train private individuals to collect their own specimens for COVID-19 testing. According to Dr. Jaime Almora, president of the Philippine Hospitals Association, the process could help decongest laboratories and hospitals. "Sinuggest ko sa DOH na turuan ang mga tao mag-perform ng self-swabbing para kung available na 'yung rapid test, 'pag nakita naman na high sensitivity rate, pwede na gamitin as surveillance tool. Pero ang problema wala pang license," Almora says. [Translation: I suggested to the DOH to teach people how to self swab so when the rapid tests become available, when it has a high sensitivity rate, it can be used as a surveillance tool. But the problem is there is still no license.]