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Iloilo City mayor joins call for Duque to resign
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has joined calls for the resignation of Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III due to the continued surge in COVID-19 cases.
Treñas believes Duque should accept responsibility and voluntarily resign for the country's sake.
The mayor cited the DOH's perceived incorrect decisions since the beginning of the pandemic, noting the country's prolonged lockdown despite rising cases.
He also questioned the DOH's decision to reassign rural doctors from Iloilo to Cebu City.
This statement came as Western Visayas recorded 45 new COVID-19 cases.
Duque and other DOH officials are currently facing an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman regarding the agency's COVID-19 response.
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