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Guevarra: More raps eyed vs other PhilHealth officials

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 06:45 PM

(UPDATE) More complaints may be filed against other PhilHealth officials allegedly embroiled in the scandal involving billions of cash advances released to hospitals and other health care institutions in a bid to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. Read more »

Palace leaves possible changes in PhilHealth board chairmanship to Congress

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 04:55 PM

It is up to Congress to act on the issue about the chairmanship of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth), Malacañang said Thursday after Senate President Vicente Sotto III proposed to give the post to the finance secretary. Read more »

Duterte ribs Duque: Let's go on a vacation in Spratlys

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 11:29 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday jokingly invited Health Sec. Francisco Duque III to a vacation, moments after defending the embattled Cabinet member against allegations of graft and illegal practices.   Read more »

Duterte reiterates trust in Duque, says health chief has no reason to resign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:41 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday reiterated that he still trusts Health Sec. Francisco Duque III despite continuing calls for his resignation. Read more »

Duque backs move to grant Duterte special powers to fix PhilHealth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 12:07 PM

MANILA - Embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is supporting the move to grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to solve anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).   Read more »

Duque denies PhilHealth command responsibility up to him

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 11:58 AM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said he is ready to face the result of the task force investigating the mess at the Philippine Health insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Read more »

Duque: Quezon City must boost COVID-19 contact tracing efforts

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 03:36 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Saturday Quezon City must ramp up its contact tracing efforts to manage the surge in COVID-19 cases.  Read more »

Duque calls PhilHealth whistleblower 'very polluted source'

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 06:22 PM

MANILA — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said he welcomes the Senate inquiry on the controversy surrounding PhilHealth. Read more »

US health official apologizes for touting false plasma data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 01:39 PM

WASHINGTON - Dr Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, apologized Monday after misrepresenting a key statistic on how effective blood plasma is for treating COVID-19 when announcing an emergency approval measure.  Read more »

Health chief Duque may not be 'right guy' to fight COVID-19: senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 12:17 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III might not be the "right guy" to lead the country's coronavirus fight despite President Rodrigo Duterte's repeated defense of his track record, Sen. Nancy Binay said Wednesday.  Read more »

May agimat daw? Lacson ipinagtataka ang 'special treatment' kay Duque

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 10:53 PM

MAYNILA — Palaisipan para kay Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson ang aniya'y tila "special treatment" na tinatamasa ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III at nananatili ito sa puwesto sa kabila ng "pattern of failure" nito. Read more »

'We need to unite': Duque says 'hurt' by senators' calls for his resignation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 06:29 PM

Duque said in a House committee's hearing on COVID-19 response that he hopes the senators would be "magnanimous" and "appreciative" since the disease has engulfed countries around the globe, triggering a "World War 3". Read more »

Duque says to respond to senators’ resignation call in ‘due time,’ to still serve with his 'best'

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 06:30 PM

MANILA — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Thursday that he will respond to calls for his resignation in “due time” as the country is still facing the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

'Unprofessional, not fair': DOH calls out hospital over coronavirus announcement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 04:45 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III called the disclosure "not fair" because CSMC had requested not to be named when the DOH announced the new COVID-19 case.  Read more »

OPINION: 'Misinfodemic' as vicious as coronavirus

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 29 02:05 PM

Don’t be a party to misinfodemic. Read more »

DOH watchful for disease, trauma among Taal evacuees

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 11:09 AM

MANILA - Philippine health authorities are checking for signs of disease and trauma among evacuees staying in government shelters five days after Taal Volcano's ash explosion displaced thousands of families.  Read more »

Nurses hold ‘Day of Unity,’ calls for wage increase

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 08:33 PM

MANILA - Around 300 nurses with black arm bands saying "SG15Now" staged a program in front of the University of Santo Tomas and marched towards the Kartilya ng Katipunan to call for the Duterte Administration to implement Republic Act 9173. Read more »

Duque welcomes probe into 'conflict of interest' claim by Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 12:23 PM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed his willingness to take part in any investigation into the "conflict of interest" revelation made by Senator Panfilo Lacson. Read more »

Dialysis ng mga pasyente sapul sa water crisis sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 09:12 PM

Ayon sa Department of Health, dapat samantalahin ng mga ospital ang mga oras na meron silang tubig sa isinasagawang supply rotation. Read more »

'Dengvaxia, nakasasama sa mga nabakunahang di pa nagkaka-dengue'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 08:50 PM

Ayon sa isang pag-aaral, kung walang naging dengue infection dati ang pasyente, ang Dengvaxia mismo ang nagsisilbi bilang "unang infection." Read more »