Here’s the reaction of several senators on ’emotional’ statements of Health Secretary Duque Several senators called out Health Secretary Francisco Duque III following his emotional statements against the Commission on Audit (COA). Recently, Duque lambasted COA for its report regarding the deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) spending on the P67 billion COVID-19 response … Read more
Further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children, according to Duque. On Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that further studies were needed before administering COVID-19 vaccines to children. In President Rodrigo Duterte’s weekly “Talk to the People” briefing, Duque said that there needs to be more study on the safety of … Read more
Duque thanked Japan for donating AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines. On Thursday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed gratitude to Japan for donating Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines. The Japanese government donated a total of 1,124,100 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the shipment in … Read more
The DOH would be ready for the corruption probe Senator Pacquiao called, according to Duque. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the Department of Health (DOH) would be ready for any probe on allegations of corruption. Duque said in a statement that the Department of Health had “always been transparent and cooperative” to … Read more
The target for COVID-19 herd immunity in the Philippines may extend to January “at most”, according to Duque. On Friday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the target of reaching herd immunity against COVID-19 in the Philippines may extend to January 2022 “at the most”. However, Duque said that “all these depends on the … Read more
The DOH will appeal if face shield rules in the Philippines were loosened, according to Duque. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III recently said that the Department of Health (DOH) will make an appeal if face shield rules in the Philippines were loosened. Interviewed by Joseph Morong, Duque reiterated that it wasn’t yet time to drop … Read more
The statement of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III about COVID-19 self-swab is said to be a “patama” to actor Robin Padilla. The action star made a buzz online earlier after posting a video of himself along with his staff doing swab tests by themselves. In his post, he said: “6 ng umaga mag umpisa na … Read more
The COVID-19 test results from a self-swab may be “questionable”, according to Duque. On Thursday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the COVID-19 test results from a self-swab may be “questionable” since there’s no guarantee that standards and protocols were followed. Duque said at the “Laging Handa” briefing that they have protocols for swabbing, … Read more
Duque said that he saw nothing irregular in the health department’s purchase of Remdesivir On Monday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he saw nothing irregular in the health department’s purchase of Remdesivir. In an interview over ABS CBN’s TeleRadyo on Monday, Duque said that he saw nothing irregular in the health department’s procurement … Read more
Duque on Ivermectin prescriptions: “Kung totoo man yon na nakalagay sa isang tissue or bond paper lang, so part of what the FDA needs to do is investigate such reports.” IVERMECTIN – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must investigate reports of the antiparasitic drug … Read more