MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte appears to not have seen any major lapse on the part of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III when it comes to the alleged fallout of the COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with US drugmaker Pfizer, Malacaang said Thursday.
According to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Duque discussed the claims that he was the one who “dropped the ball” that bungled the deal to buy 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a meeting with Duterte on Wednesday night.
Roque said Duque was “lively, animated, and emotional” when he tackled the issue before Duterte and other me…
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