PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte fired three left-leaning undersecretaries at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the department said on Monday.

In a statement, the DSWD said Undersecretary for Protective Programs Mae Fe Templa and Undersecretary for Promotive Programs Maria Lourdes Turalde-Jarabe vacated their posts on November 14, following "orders from Malacanang."

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