A health worker in PPE [personal protective equipment] ministers to patients in the chapel of Quezon City General Hospital, which has been turned into a Covid-19 ward amid rising Delta variant infections in the Philippines. Questions have been raised concerning overpriced medical gear and equipment p urchased by the Philippine government. Photo: CNS/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
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Philippine senators question overpriced Covid gear

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine senators have launched an investigation into how and why an ally of…

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Has health department scandal awakened the Filipino conscience?
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Has health department scandal awakened the Filipino conscience?

Joseph Peter Calleja Many Filipinos were surprised by the Commission on Audit’s report that the…

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Auditor behind report slamming misuse of  Philippine Covid funds lauded
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Auditor behind report slamming misuse of Philippine Covid funds lauded

MANILA (UCAN): Filipinos have paid rich tribute to Jake Cimafranca, the 39-year-old state auditor who…

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Philippine health department accused of dodgy dealings
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Philippine health department accused of dodgy dealings

MANILA (UCAN): “Corruption and greed in a time of pandemic and death are truly evil…

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Philippine health workers threaten to quit over corruption
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Philippine health workers threaten to quit over corruption

MANILA (UCAN): In the Philippines, the Alliance of Health Workers, a union of nurses and…

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