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Government, Health & Medicine, The Media

PCOO’s Andanar, DOH’s Duque On The Way Out?

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B1CD622F-2629-44DA-816B-7E3D18EBC92BMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It came straight from the horse’s mouth — the horse being Secretary Martin Andanar:  President Rodrigo Duterte is taking over the functions of the Presidential Communications Coordinating Office (PCOO) and the Department of Health (DOH).

Yesterday, Andanar proudly announced tht Duterte will help in the info drive on vaccination and that the government will fully enforce the immunization law.

Duterte’s move came in the wake of an outbreak in Measles in the National Capital Region and other areas of the country.  Many have said that the outbreak is the result of parents refusing to have their children vaccinated for fear of serious risks similar to what happened in the botched Dengvaxia vaccination program launched by the PNoy administration.  Some 800,000 schoolchildren were vaccinated with Dengvaxia.

The Adobo Chronicles reached out directly to Duterte — without the knowledge of Andanar and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo — and he told us:

”Mga p*tang *nang mga yan.  Laki ng pasahod ko sa kanila pero di nila ginagawa yung dapat na trabaho nila. Nagpapalaki lang sila ng mga b—— (inaudible).”

Does this signal the possibility that both Andanar and DOH Secretary Francisco Duque are on their way out?

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After Boracay And Manila Bay, Duterte Plans To Clean Up PCOO, DOH

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Riding high on the success of his environmental cleanup of Boracay island and Manila Bay, President Rodrigo Duterte told The Adobo Chronicles that next on his cleanup list are the Department of Health (DOH) and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).

Duterte said that these two agencies have tarnished the good reputation of his government and have been the poster children for incompetence and cluelessness.

Both DOH and PCOO have been criticized for how they handled the Dengvaxia vaccine controversy as well as the Measles outbreak in parts of the country.  PCOO was also accused of doing nothing to support the President’s campaign for the approval of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

So in the next few days, expect heads to roll, albeit literally.

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Aristocrat Restaurant To Serve Free Meals To Volunteers Of Manila Bay Cleanup

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A81EA3D5-065B-4BF0-949E-B8B4EE3D6E9AMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In an effort to make amends, Aristocrat along Roxas Boulevard wants to offer free meals to all volunteers of the Manila Bay cleanup, in exchange for the rescinding of DENR’s cease and desist order for the restaurant’s continued operation.

Aristocrat was among establishments tagged and ordered closed by DENR for contributing to the pollution of Manila Bay.

A spokesperson for Aristocrat told The Adobo Chronicles that they will serve their famous barbecue chicken with java rice and atchara (pickled green papaya) to all those who volunteer to help in the clearnup on weekends.

Aristocrat’s move is in sharp contrast to Manila City Hall’s recent announcement that those who volunteer to help in the Manila Bay clearnup need to secure a permit.