The Supreme Court upheld the legality of the candidacy of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. where the tribunal dismissed the petitions requesting his disqualification. In a media statement at the end …
Secretary Francisco Duque III plans to return to teaching after his term as head of the Department of Health (DOH). “I’m still going to work but in the private sector,” …
The Philippines may remain at Alert Level 1 until the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term on June 30, 2022, according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. In a Laging …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) operations at the airports are in full force as the country approaches its first month of implementing its eased border restrictions. According to BI Port …
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said that he would replace Francisco Duque III as Department of Health secretary. “Maraming mga capable pa, pagbigyan natin ng chance kasi dalawang beses na …
Department of Health chief Francisco Duque III said the Philippines was already over the COVID-19 pandemic crisis stage. Duque told Dobol B TV that the country’s average daily attack rate …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III denied the claims of Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. that the government wasted a 50 million syringes supply deal with the United States. Duque …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III favors keeping the Philippines on Alert Level 2 in the face of the threat of the more contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 in the upcoming …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday called Bloomberg’s new COVID-19 resilience ranking “unfair,” which once again the Philippines ranked last. For the third consecutive month, the Philippines is still …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said entry of the new Omicron variant to the Philippines is “not a matter of if, but a matter of when.” “Talagang ‘yan po papasok …
Health workers called for the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in a massive protest they held on Wednesday. Those who participated in the protest included workers from Jose …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is ready to resign from the post once all issues identified by the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding Department of Health (DOH) funding are addressed. …
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he will never fire Health Secretary Francisco Duque III but will accept his resignation. “Ngayon, kung si Duque will offer to resign voluntarily tatanggapin …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque assured that his department will carry out President Rodrigo’s order to provide within 10 days from Friday the benefits it still has not received. At the …
Senator Richard Gordon sympathized with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after the latter became emotional during the hearing in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. “The man is very tired, …
“Winawarak ninyo ang dangal ng Department of Health (You destroyed the honor of Department of Health)!” This is what Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III told the Commission …
President Rodrigo Duterte has no plans to accept the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque should he do so again. In his Talk to the People, Duterte said that Duque …
Health workers on Monday said Health Secretary Francisco Duque is a “liar” concerning his claims DOH had already released special risk allowances (SRA) worth P9 billion to regional offices and hospitals. “Kaya …
The Department of Health (DOH) has been criticized left and right for their questionable spending of COVID-19 funds after the Commission on Audit (COA) report came out. In the COA’s …
Bayan Muna party-list Representative Eufemia Cullamat wanted Health Secretary Francisco Duque to resign after Commission on Audit (COA) found deficiencies in using P67.32 billion COVID-19 funds. “Kailangan nang magresign ni …
The absence of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and FDA Director-General Eric Domingo in the congressional hearings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic was questioned by lawmakers. Anakalusugan party-list Representative Michael Defensor …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must conduct an investigation of alleged ivermectin prescriptions written in a bond paper during the drug’s distribution in Quezon City, according to Health Secretary …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III clarified Friday that the COVID-19 vaccines from provinces would not be “recalled” but only “borrowed” for hospitals with a high number of cases. “Ang gusto …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III warned that there will not be far off to have record-breaking new COVID-19 cases in the country if the spread of the virus is not …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday appealed to health workers to get vaccinated using CoronaVac, China’s Sinovac vaccine, despite doubts about its quality. The first shipment of such vaccine …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III thinks the Philippines is ready to transition to least stringent modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), despite the increase of COVID-19 cases and detections of its …