MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) believes that Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong should remain as the country’s contact tracing czar despite public flak over his presence in a party where lapses on Covid-19 health protocols were committed.
DOH undersecretary and spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire noted on Friday that even presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte still trusts Magalong.
“Kami rin po sa Kagawaran ng Kalusugan (we at the Department of Health), we believe that he should remain to be in that position,” Vergeire said in an online press briefing.
Vergeire pointed out that Magalong has cont…
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