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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has refused to let go of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. In a televised speech Monday, Duterte told his appointed health chief: “Secretary Duque, this is not the time for you to resign.…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte might change his mind about keeping Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in his Cabinet once he finished reading the Senate report on the multibillion-peso fraud that nearly crippled Philippine Health…
My friend, a physician in one of the smaller hospitals in Metro Manila, had a “bad” duty this weekend. He found himself resuscitating a young mother with COVID-19. Not his first COVID-19 patient, but to be so…
MANILA, Philippines — The removal from office of Health Secretary Franciso Duque and alleged corrupt officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should have been announced during the President’s fifth State of the Nation Address amid…
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu City remains under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the highest quarantine restriction level placed by the national government, as hospitals are already overwhelmed. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this during President Rodrigo…
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday called for the suspension of the increase in premium payments to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as provided in the implementing…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte may need to undergo self-quarantine should Health Secretary Francisco Duque III test positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to their close association in the past days. The President would also be…
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque has called for a ban on attending Masses in churches and going to cinemas as a precautionary measure against the 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19. In an interview over Radyo…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Keeping yourself healthy remains the best way to protect yourself from the feared novel strain of coronavirus that has plagued a city in China. This was the reminder of Dr. Jaime Bernadas, Central…
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said the government has now recovered the trust and confidence of parents towards having their children vaccinated. Duque made the remark after the health department reported four…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law has officially started in Cebu on Thursday, January 9, 2020. This is after Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia signed a…
MANILA, Philippines — The number of injuries due to fireworks has decreased 35 percent to 164 cases nationwide, the Department of Health said Wednesday. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the number recorded from December 21, 2019…
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