(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday, Aug. 18, denied PhilHealth lost P154 billion to fraud, and that there were “preferred” hospitals in the release of funds under its Internal Reimbursement Mechanism. Duque, who virtually attended the hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on alleged irregularities in the state insurer, said based on a June 10, 2020 letter from Commission on Audit chair Michael Aguinaldo, there was no such finding […]
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Publiko, pinag-iingat ng DOH sa pagbili ng battery operated devices
Ni Belle Surara Eagle News Reporter (Eagle News) – Muling pinayuhan ng Department of Health (DOH) ang publiko na maging maingat sa pagbili ng mga produkto online lalo na ang mga battery operated devices. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, ang mga naturang devices ay hindi laruan. Ito aniya ay nagtataglay din ng tinatawag na “concomitant health at safety hazards”. Magugunita na isang binatilyo ang nasabugan ng vape sa bibig matapos umanong makipag-swap ng […]
Charges filed vs Health Secretary Duque, others over Dengvaxia mess
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was named a respondent in a new criminal case filed in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Apart from Duque, named respondents in the cases filed for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and for violation of the anti-torture law by Ariel Hedia of Barangay Bayanan, Muntinlupa City were former Health Secretary Janette Garin, over 30 Department of Health officials and officers of Sanofi Pasteur, the drug manufacturer; […]





