According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the President continues to trust the country’s health secretary.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
(OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“All members of the Cabinet serve at the pleasure of the President. Sa ngayon, patuloy pa rin ang pagtitiwala ni Presidente kay Secretary Duque (At present, the president still trust Secretary Duque),”he said.
“Ang sabi lang niya ay sagutin ang mga paratang ni (Foreign Affairs) Secretary (Teodoro) Locsin (Jr.) (What the President said is he should answer the allegations made by Secretary Locsin),” he added.
Roque made the latest remarks after Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao called on the President to replace Duque over alleged failure to secure the country’s supply of COVID vaccines from Pfizer by early next year. Pacquiao, in a television interview Monday morning, said the country could have secured vaccines by January from the US company but lamented the alleged blunder made by Duqu