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(Eagle News)– The Department of Health on Tuesday, March 17, launched hotlines for the coronavirus disease 2019. The hotlines, according to an advisory, are 02-894-COVID (02-894-26843) and 1555 for Smart and PLDT subscribers. The DOH said both services are operating 24/7 and are free of charge. Subscribers from other networks will be able to access the 1555 hotline as soon as “technical adjustments are completed.” According to the DOH, callers can ask if they suspect […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, March 17, announced 45 new coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country, bringing the total to 187. In a statement, the DOH also reported the recovery of another confirmed COVID-19 case. Patient 25, the DOH said, was a 31-year-old Filipino male from Negros Oriental, one of the two Filipino repatriates from the Japan cruise ship Diamond Princess who tested positive for COVID-19. The DOH said the […]
(Eagle News)–Three more novel coronavirus patients have died, the Department of Health announced, bringing the total to five. According to the DOH, the three all had prior health complications. Patients 5 and 6 were a husband and wife who were confined at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Patient 5, who frequented a Muslim prayer hall in Greenhills, was 62. He had diabetes, hypertension, and an acute kidney injury aside from COVID-19. He began […]
(Eagle News) — The remaining three Filipino repatriates from Japan who were being observed for symptoms of a respiratory disease have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. This was according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who gave a television interview. “They turned out negative, according to the latest report from (the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine),” Duque said. He said the test results would be validated. Earlier ten Filipinos who were repatriated from Japan […]
(Eagle News) — The novel coronavirus thrives better in areas with low temperature and low humidity, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Friday, Jan. 31. According to Duque, who gave an interview over ANC, this was why China, Japan, Korea, the United States, Germany and France were the first ones to report cases of the 2019-nCoV. He said the virus was relatively easier to control in a tropical country like the Philippines. “I believe […]
(Eagle News)–The five-year-old boy who arrived from Wuhan, China, in Cebu has tested negative for the 2019 novel coronavirus. This was according to the Department of Health, which made the announcement on Friday, Jan. 24, following the release of the results of the tests on the child’s oropharyngeal and serum specimens. The tests were conducted at the Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia. The DOH said the child had yielded “a positive result […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Aug. 1, said, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is trying to secure a meeting with congressmen following the former Philippine National Police chief’s allegations of conflict of interest against the secretary’s family. In a news forum in the Senate, Lacson said based on his information, for this Duque was talking to allies of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. “Kakausapin niya ‘yung Visayan bloc, kakausapin niya ‘yung mga dating kaalyado, […]
But the Health secretary still enjoys President Duterte’s trust, Panelo adds (Eagle News)–The Palace is looking into the allegations of conflict of interest against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. But Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo added Duque so far enjoys the trust of President Rodrigo Duterte, as he has so far responded to the issues hurled against him. On Monday, July 29, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Duque’s family-owned Doctors Pharmaceuticals Inc. had cornered government contracts for […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, July 29, slammed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III over his family’s alleged dealings with the government worth millions of pesos. In a privilege speech, Lacson cited Doctors Pharmaceuticals Inc., which he said had cornered contracts for medicine supplies. “Mr. President, is it just a mere coincidence that Doctors Pharmaceuticals, Inc. became an accredited government contractor and supplier in the same year that Secretary Duque was confirmed by the Commission […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the brother of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority, Senator Bong Go said on Monday, July 29. Go said Gonzalo Duque took his oath before Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea earlier in the day. The PCA reverted under the helm of the Department of Agriculture in September 2018. In December of that year, President Duterte said he wanted the PCA board including PCA administrator […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, July 17, urged local government units to undertake cleanup drives to stop dengue from spreading. “The alarming increase of dengue cases in several areas should prompt LGUs to act now and act fast in arresting the spread of dengue in their respective areas,” Año said. Año urged local government officials to coordinate with the Department of Health so they could identify breeding areas. “Lahat tayo ay magtulong-tulong at […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, June 19, said the office of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. in Ilocos Region is housed in a building owned by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Duque is ex-officio chair of PhilHealth. According to Lacson, he has a copy of the contract of lease for the building in Tapuac district in Dagupan City in Pangasinan. “If this is not conflict of interest I don’t know what is,” […]
