President Rodrigo Duterte will not ask Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd to take a leave of absence amid investigation into allegations that he was involved in corruption at the Department of Health (DoH), Malacañang said on Wednesday.

In a radio interview, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duque was presumed innocent of the allegations against him until proven otherwise

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