Palace to let Ombudsman proceed with probe on irregularities in the DOH

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Malacañang said it will let the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) do its job as it ordered a probe on the alleged irregularities made by the Department of Health (DOH) in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said that the Palace respects the decision of the OMB to probe Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other health officials over the supposed irregularities and anomalies.“The Ombudsman, as we all know, is an independent constitutional body; thus, we will let the process run its course,” Roque wrote in his statement Wednesday.

“We enjoin Secretary Duque and the entire DOH bureaucracy to cooperate with the investigation and respect the orders of the OMB,” he added. In a statement, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said the investigation involves the purchase of 100,000 test kits by the DOH, and news reports regarding the use of test kits invented by the University of the Philippines.

President Duterte has repeatedly defended Duque from criticisms and asked the latter to ignore critics and just do his job.#

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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I really wish na palitan ni Duterte yang si Roque..akoy nailabadbaran na talaga sa pag mumukha ni Roque pramis 🙄 Sa akin lang naman to 😂

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