Duque cleared in admin case on P41-B DOH fund transfer
The Ombudsman clears former health secretary Francisco Duque III of an administrative case involving a 41-billion-peso fund transfer during the pandemic.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/ombudsman-resolution-clears-duque-administrative-case-graft-still-stands/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/ombudsman-resolution-clears-duque-administrative-case-graft-still-stands/
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00:00The ombudsman clears former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III of an administrative case
00:05involving a P41 billion fund transfer during the pandemic
00:09The ombudsman granted Duque's appeal and overturned its earlier verdict that he was
00:14guilty of grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service
00:19The case involves the alleged illegal transfer of P41 billion from the Health Department
00:24to the Budget Department's procurement agency
00:27Duque won on a technicality
00:29He argued that the ombudsman no longer had jurisdiction over this administrative case
00:33because it was filed after his term as Health Secretary ended in June 2022
00:38This restores Duque's retirement benefits and makes him eligible to return to government
00:42work, at least for now
00:44Ombudsman Samuel Martire says the outcome of the administrative case has no bearing
00:49on the graft case his office filed against Duque involving the same transaction