OMBUDSMAN Samuel Martires ordered the creation of two more teams to investigate Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd and the "alleged irregularities and anomalies" in connection with the Department of Health’s (DoH’s) response during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Martires' directive came after the evaluation initial reports and on the recommendation of Assistant Ombudsmen Caesar Asuncion, Joselito Fangon, and Jose Balmeo Jr. to look into the purchase of 100,000 test kits by the DoH and on news reports about the use of invented test kits from the University of the Philippines.
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