Palace: PRRD not using Duque as scapegoat

Malacaōang denied on Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte is using Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as a scapegoat amid criticisms over the government's COVID-19 response.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte has always been supportive of Duque, who heads the government’s policymaking body on COVID-19 response.

Roque rejected Senator Leila de Lima's statement that Duque is being used as a scapegoat.