Philippine health minister resigns over vaccine purchase

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino has accepted the resignation of his health minister over the purchase of pneumonia vaccines in 2012 which government investigators later questioned, a spokesman said on Friday. Health Secretary Enrique Ona, who has been on leave since October, submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday even before the completion of a government inquiry into four deals at his ministry. “The President has accepted his resignation effective today,” Herminio Coloma, the president’s press secretary, told reporters in a text message. …
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