DESPITE BOTCHED PFIZER VACCINE PURCHASE, DUQUE STAYS AS DOH CHIEF

Senator Manny Pacquiao said Health Secretary Francisco Duque should voluntarily resign from his post following reports that he allegedly “dropped the ball” on the Pfizer deal with the Philippine government.

Duque serves at the pleasure of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said Monday, following the senator’s call to replace the health chief for the government’s missed opportunity to secure Pfizer’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine by January.

Embattled Duque still has Duterte’s trust

 December 21, 2020

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III still serves at the pleasure of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said Monday following a senator’s call to replace the health chief for the government’s missed opportunity to secure Pfizer’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)…  Read More