Philippine Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and 16 other officials are facing a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman over the alleged wastage of P1.4 billion worth of expired medicines and vaccines.

High-ranking officials of the Department of Health (DOH), including Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, are facing accusations of bid-rigging over alleged irregularities in plans to upgrade non-functional mobile health facilities, primarily in Mindanao.

MANILA, Philippines — The graft case filed against Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa is “undergoing evaluation,” according to Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano. Herbosa and three other DOH officials were named in a nine-page complaint over alleged bid-rigging in the procurement of mobile primary care facilities (MPCFs) worth P1.8 billion. READ: Herbosa, 3 other

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and three other Department of Health executives are facing graft charges over alleged bid rigging in the procurement of mobile primary care facilities worth P1.8 billion.

MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of health and child rights advocates backed Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa’s call to raise the age restriction for vape and tobacco products to 25. “We strongly support increasing the legal age restriction for vape and tobacco products from 18 to 25,” the Philippine Tobacco Control Coalition said in a statement.

KORONADAL CITY  —  The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the highest number of children vaccinated against measles and rubella diseases among the six regions in Mindanao. But Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa warned of a possible measles outbreak in Mindanao, as the Department of Health (DOH) failed to reach its herd immunity target on the island. READ: DOH warns