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Duque posts bail, vows to challenge graft rap
Former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has posted bail for graft charges related to the Department of Health's (DOH) P41 billion transfer to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for COVID-19 supplies.
Duque stated that he posted bail on September 4 and intends to question the Ombudsman's resolution before the Sandiganbayan and the Supreme Court.
The charges stem from alleged irregularities in the DOH's procurement process during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duque previously defended the use of PS-DBM for procuring medical supplies, citing the health emergency.
Meanwhile, former DBM Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao, also implicated in the case, was arrested and subsequently released after posting bail.
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