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SENATE deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday she was “not surprised” by the disclosure of former health secretary Francisco Duque that former President Duterte ordered the transfer of P47.6 billion on COVID-19 funds from the Department of Health to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM).
THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reported a slight uptick in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases as it disclosed that two cases of the “FLiRT” subvariants have already been detected in the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to indict former president Rodrigo Duterte for graft over the irregular transfer of the P47.6-billion budget for the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday the detection of flagged Omicron subvariants, including KP.2, in the Philippines, but stressed the increase in cases remains slow and the country faces low COVID-19 risk.
I am not surprised by former Secretary Duque's revelation.
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte authorized the transfer of P47.6 billion to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of COVID-19 protective equipment, former health secretary Francisco Duque III said during yesterday’s hearing of the House committee on appropriations.
GENEVA, Switzerland — World Health Organization members on Saturday extended negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics for up to a year, as the WHO chief warned that the next crisis was just a matter of time.
It’s rather ironic that the new Covid-19 variants have been dubbed FLiRT considering that one of the health protocols at the height of the pandemic was to avoid physical contact and maintain social distancing. It reminds me of Dionne Warwick’s old song with the lyrics that go, “What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia…”