MANILA, Philipines — President Rodrigo Duterte has received “numerous complaints” against recently fired Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Nela Charade Puno, Malacañang revealed Wednesday. “The President also wants to share to the public that he has received numerous, as in numerous complaints from doctors, including his own doctor about the former director general (Puno), and many complaints from other sectors,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace press briefing. ADVERTISEMENTPuno has denied the alleged corruption accusations, saying she was “clueless as to what these are.”READ: Sacked FDA chief ‘clueless’ about ‘corruption allegations’ against herPanelo said the findings of the Commission on Audit and other documents would be submitted to the Department of Justice for the possible filing of charges against Puno. In the same briefing, Panelo showed a letter from the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), commending Duterte’s firing of Puno. (Editor: Katherine G. Adraneda)Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 22, 2019 12:15 UTC