One wonders whether the Health secretary is deaf or dumb. But President Rodrigo Duterte never reprimanded him for the latest blunder, making the citizenry wonder what is so special about the Health secretary. The Department of Science and Technology funded the research on the test kit. The UP-NIH test kit would cost 75 percent less than the imported ones. However, the FDA — which is under the DoH — continues to hold up the approval of the UP-NIH test kit in abeyance.

Source: Manila Times July 20, 2020 17:50 UTC