MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday urged Congress to approve the bill seeking to establish the Philippine Center for Disease Control (CDC) as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to afflict communities in the country. Duque expressed his support towards House Bill No. ADVERTISEMENT“I understand that Congressman [Joey] Salceda had made mention of this a few times in some of his interviews. It would be best to really, given the COVID, the evolving COVID situation, it is opportune for Congress to craft a legislation establishing the Philippine Center for Disease Control,” Duque said. Likewise, Duque also urged the House to draft a counterpart bill to Senate Bill No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 16, 2020 12:22 UTC