Health Secretary Francisco Duque. - PI
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Saying Filipinos’ lives were at risk, a majority of the senators on Thursday (April 16) called for the immediate resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque over what they said was his failure of leadership, negligence, lack of foresight and inefficiency in handling the new coronavirus threat.
They cited, among other failings, Duque’s earlier reluctance to ban travel to and from China, his failure to stock up on test kits and personal protective equipment, and his failure to facilitate the accreditation of testing centres for the coronavirus, as seen in the delayed inspection of the one in Marikina City.
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