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Recent developments on Francisco Duque III
Sun, October 13, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Ombudsman clears Duque in P41.4B COVID-19 supplies case
The Office of the Ombudsman has cleared former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in his administrative case concerning the P41.4 billion purchase of COVID-19 supplies.
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Mon, September 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Duque asks Sandiganbayan to junk graft case over DOH fund transfer
Former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has asked the Sandiganbayan First Division to dismiss the graft case filed against him and former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao.
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Thu, September 19, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Ex-DOH chief Duque posts bail for graft raps
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.
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Wed, September 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Ex-budget official Lao arrested over P11.5B COVID funds
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao was arrested in Davao City on Wednesday via a warrant from the Sandiganbayan First Division for alleged corruption involving billions in COVID-19 funds.
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Wed, September 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Former DBM-PS exec Lao arrested over graft charges
Lloyd Christopher Lao, former officer-in-charge of the Department of Budget and Management - Procurement Service (PS-DBM), was arrested in Davao City on September 18, 2024.
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Thu, August 29, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Duque, Lao face graft raps over P41.4B DOH fund transfer
Former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao are facing graft charges before the Sandiganbayan for the alleged illegal P41.464 billion fund transfer from the Department of Health to the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management in 2020.
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Wed, June 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Hontiveros: Duque could be new witness in Pharmally probe
Senator Risa Hontiveros suggested that former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III could have served as a new witness to reopen the Senate's investigation into the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation procurement mess.
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Mon, June 3, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Duterte ordered P47.6B DOH fund transfer for COVID supplies, says Duque
Former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stated that former President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the transfer of P47.6 billion from the DOH to the PS-DBM in 2020 for COVID-19 supplies.
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Wed, April 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Garin urges parents to vaccinate amid pertussis outbreak
Congresswoman Janette Garin urged Filipino parents to overcome vaccine hesitancy and ensure their children are vaccinated amidst a pertussis outbreak.
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Mon, April 1, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Garin blames previous admin for vaccine hesitancy
Former Health secretary and Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin attributed the reemergence of pertussis and other vaccine-preventable diseases to the previous administration's shortcomings.
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