Shift in stance: Duterte won’t fire Duque but will accept if he offers to resign

President Duterte has backpedaled on his firm statement that he would not accept it if even if Duque would offer to resign in the midst of the controversy on “deficiencies” in the use of COVID-19 funds by the DOH. | DYGalvezINQ

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has backpedaled on his firm statement that heif even if Health Secretary Francisco Duque III would offer to resign in the midst of the controversy on “deficiencies” in the use of COVID-19 funds by the Department of Health .

On his weekly televised briefing on Monday, Duterte said he would accept it if Duque would offer to “voluntarily” quit.“If Duque will offer to resign voluntarily, I will accept ko,” he said, speaking partly in Filipino. But if I would be the one to tell him ‘you resign,’ that will never happen.”

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