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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte defended Health Secretary Francisco Duque III anew amid calls he be replaced amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. “You want me to fire Duque? Let me ask..Ano kasalanan ng tao? He did not enforce COVID-19. He was there all the time,” the President said. He added COVID-19 infections were “overwhelming” not just for the Philippines, but for all countries. He said even countries that saw a decrease […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday, June 5, said he takes responsibility for the delayed release of compensation to COVID-19-positive health workers and to the kin of those who died in the line of duty. “While I expressed disappointment towards some members of my team, I acknowledge that this is still my responsibility as SOH (Secretary of Health),” the Health chief said in a Tweet. He said he would make sure […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Hospital Association is “content with how the government is handling the COVID-19 response,” and is not calling for any “drastic change” in the Department of Health. Dr. Jaime Almora, PHA president, said in an online briefing this was based on a survey conducted among the organization’s members, numbering around 1900. According to Almora, if there’s any clamor, it has to do with the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sets, […]
(Eagle News)–Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday, May 4, called for the suspension of a provision in the Universal Health Care law’s implementing rules and regulations that specified a hike in the premium contributions of Overseas Filipino Workers. Duque made the call in a Tweet, following complaints over the 3 percent hike amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I call for the suspension of Section 10.2.C of the IRR (implementing rules and regulations) of the UHC […]
(Eagle News)–Several health associations backed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III amid the call of 14 senators for him to resign. In a joint statement, the Philippine Medical Association, the Philippine Hospital Association, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines and the Philippine College of Hospital Administrators said they “put so much faith and give a ten-out-of-ten score in the manner that the Department of Health, led by Secretary Francisco Duque III, is handling the medical […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate will hear the resolution calling for the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III even if President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to retain him in his Cabinet. This is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson, who issued a statement on Friday, April 17, a day after news of the 14 senators signing P.S. Resolution No. 362 broke. Apart from Lacson, Senate President Tito Sotto signed the resolution, which asked Duque to […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases backed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III amid the call of 14 senators for him to resign. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, IATF spokesperson, said it was Duque, after all, who paved the way for the implementation of key measures against the coronavirus disease 2019, which has so far afflicted over 5000 people in the country. Nograles said Duque gave reports without sugarcoating, which led […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III will “stay put.” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said on Thursday, April 16, that this was the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte, following the call of 14 senators for the Health secretary to resign for his alleged failure of leadership. According to Medialdea, Duque was “made aware of the sentiments of the Senators and the President expects him to work even harder to set aside any doubts on […]
(Eagle News) — Several senators are calling for the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as the country continues to fight the coronavirus disease 2019. The call for the resignation was contained in P.S. Resolution No. 362 signed by fourteen senators: Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Pia Cayetano, Grace Poe, Joel Villanueva, Francis Tolentino, Bong Revilla, Imee […]
(Eagle News)–Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has denied the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine director was replaced. In an interview over radio dzbb on Monday, March 23, Duque said the department order circulating online had been corrected as Assistant Secretary Ernesto Santiago had only been designated RITM’s overseer on the accredited testing facilities. “Dahil manipis din ang tao natin sa RITM, kailangan din natin ng makakatulong kay director Celia Carlos,” he said. Duque issued the […]
(Eagle News)–Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the revelation in a radio interview on Sunday, March 22. Duque on Thursday said he had gone on self-quarantine as a precaution. Vergeire had said this was only as a precaution as Duque was considered “high-risk.” She said Duque would continue working from home. The Philippines has so far confirmed 380 COVID-19 cases, including 25 […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is on self-quarantine for coronavirus disease 2019. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Duque was tested for the disease even if he was asymptomatic because he was “asthmatic and hypertensive.” The results are expected in a few days. Duque , Vergeire said, is working from home. Earlier, the Department of Health said one of its directors had tested positive for COVID-19. The agency gave the assurance its […]
