List of Philippine public figures who underwent COVID-19 testing

The following is a list of Philippine public figures, along with their immediate family members and/or staff, who underwent testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 and publicly disclosed it.
Some on the list had come in contact with people who tested positive and some had shown symptoms. While some of them were legitimately on the priority list for testing, as VIPs, some of them who were not "Persons Under Investigation" (PUI) that were symptomatic did not follow the medical protocol outlined by Department of Health's triage algorithm and were tested ahead of people who manifested COVID-19 symptoms who were supposed to be prioritized for testing. This has drawn backlash due to the scarcity of COVID-19 testing kits available to the public and the hastags #NoToVIPTesting as well as #CheckYourPrivilege trended on Twitter on Sunday, March 22, 2020.
Government
The following is a list of public officials who underwent COVID-19 testing.
Executive
National government
* President Rodrigo Duterte - negative
* Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea -
: Tested after a director at his department was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. Duque is asthmatic and hypertensive.
* Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado - negative
* Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade - negative
* Philip Crispino (Caba, La Union) - positive
* Ferdie Estrella (Baliuag, Bulacan) - positive
* Isko Moreno (Manila City) - negative
:* Cesar Chavez (Moreno's chief of staff), other city hall officials who accompanied mayor during trip to London -
Councilors
* Donna Crispino (Caba, La Union; wife of the mayor ) - positive
*Nancy Binay - negative
* Pia Cayetano -
* Franklin Drilon - negative. Wife also negative.
* Dick Gordon -
* Imee Marcos - Despite being symptomatic since March 14, he still accompanied his pregnant wife to Makati Medical Center, breaching the quarantine protocol, and possibly infecting the already overstretched medical professionals there.
* Grace Poe - Stated that he was willing to take a 3rd test after exposure to Rep. Eric Go Yap.
* Francis Tolentino - negative
Judiciary
Supreme Court
* Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta - negative
:Had history of travelling to the Netherlands in early March 2020 and exhibited symptoms.
Former government officials
* Former Senator Bongbong Marcos -
:Tested along with wife Liza and entire staff with negative results in a single day according to wife's March 26, 2020 statement via The Philippine Star, but still awaiting results according to later Tweet by Bongbong. A member of the staff of Imee Marcos later said that the statement from Liza was not official and phone calls to Bongbong, Imee and their respective staff were left unanswered.
* Former First Lady and Ilocos congresswoman and governor Imelda Marcos  -
Celebrities and personalities
The following is a list of celebrities and personalities who underwent COVID-19 testing.
* Honeylet Avanceña (common-law wife of Rodrigo Duterte) -
* Iza Calzado - . Hospitalized with pneumonia.
* Kitty Duterte (youngest daughter of Rodrigo Duterte) -
* Audrey Tan (wife of Miguel Zubiri) - negative

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