Malacañang on Sunday opposed the proposal of the Department of Health (DOH) to make human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing compulsory, saying that the move is against the country’s existing law.

Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. stressed that HIV testing remains voluntary and that health authorities are expected to stick to legal methods to prevent the spread of the disease.

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