Seems like the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has been filled with news, claims, and events that are slowly eroding the credibility of the department that eventually jeopardizes the filipino trust.

Here& #39;s a handful of news articles that proves such. A THREAD;
March 24, 2020. Sec. Duque admitted that some prominent personalities made direct requests at the country& #39;s main covid-19 testing center so they could be tested. Here& #39;s how the DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III took the issue: https://bit.ly/2TleVXW ">https://bit.ly/2TleVXW&q...
March 29, 2020. Doctor slams DOH Sec. Duque for giving ‘stupid’ advice to people who have COVID-19 symptoms to just manage themselves if they experience COVID-19 symptoms instead of waiting to get tested. http://a.msn.com/01/en-ph/BB11RVbT?ocid=st">https://a.msn.com/01/en-ph/...
April 9, 2020. Debunked claim: Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday, April 9, claimed the Philippines has relatively “low” cases of coronavirus, and has done better in containing its spread than other “richer” countries. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/257462-fact-check-duque-claims-philippines-low-coronavirus-infection">https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak...
April 12, 2020. Remember when this news broke out on April 11? Everyone was clamoring. But the DOH Sec. Duque said they never issued any order to stop reporting deaths or any covid-19 case, in answer to social media posts by journalist Arnold Clavio. https://www.rappler.com/nation/257674-doh-probes-hospital-told-not-report-coronavirus-deaths">https://www.rappler.com/nation/25...
May 20, 2020. Now here comes DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III& #39;s problematic claim of COVID-19 second wave of cases. Here& #39;s a contextual thread on Sec. Duque& #39;s covid-19 second wave claim. Thanks Philstar. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1263001460037480448">https://twitter.com/PhilstarN...
May 20, 2020. Here& #39;s what Dr. Benjamin Co& #39;s reaction to DOH Secretary Duque& #39;s second wave claim. https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1263039243166683136">https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNew...
May 20, 2020. There is still no evidence to show that people positive for the COVID-19 but do not manifest symptoms can infect others, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said as he quoted the World Health Organization& #39;s (WHO) April 2 report. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ€Šâ€â™‚ïž" title="Man facepalming" aria-label="Emoji: Man facepalming"> https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/739088/no-evidence-yet-that-asymptomatic-covid-19-patients-can-infect-others-says-duque/story/">https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news...
However, "we strongly encourage the use of face coverings to help prevent asymptomatic people from spreading COVID-19 to others", according to CDC. You can read up on research studies on asymptomatic transmission cited by the CDC here. Duque what& #39;s good? #studies">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html #studies">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavir...
Another helpful information debunking DOH Secretary Duque& #39;s problematic and outdated claim on COVID-19 asymptomatic patients. Thank you Doc. Celestine for this thread. https://twitter.com/luckychan/status/1263043039582281730">https://twitter.com/luckychan...
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