Francisco Duque
| Francisco Duque | |
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 Duque in 2017 | |
| Secretary of Health | |
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Assumed office October 26, 2017 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Paulyn Ubial |
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In office June 1, 2005 – 2009 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Manuel Dayrit |
| Succeeded by | Esperanza Cabral |
| Chairman of the Philippine Civil Service Commission | |
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In office February 3, 2010 – September 15, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Saludo |
| Succeeded by | Alicia de la Rosa Bala |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francisco T. Duque III February 13, 1957 Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater |
University Of Santo Tomas Georgetown University |
| Profession | Doctor of Medicine |
Francisco Tiongson Duque III (b. February 13, 1957) is a Filipino physician and civil servant who is the incumbent Secretary of the Department of Health. He served as Chairman of the Philippine Civil Service Commission from 2010 to 2015. He previously served as Secretary of Health in the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[1]
Early life
Duque was born in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. His parents were former Pangasinan Governor Francisco Duque Jr. and Florencia Tiongson. Duque finished his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Santo Tomas in 1978. He completed his Doctor of Medicine at the same university in 1982 and his Master of Science at Georgetown University in 1987.
He studied Immunology at Georgetown from 1985-1988. He took a post-graduate course, Executive Education on Health Program Management, at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Management in 1992.[2]
Duque is married and has five children.
Political career
History
Duque began his career at the University of Pangasinan from 1989–1999; then went on to work as a Medical Director at Doctor's Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Veterans Village, Parañaque City from 1996–1999, among other work. He became undersecretary at the Department of Health from March 2 to June 17, 2001. In June 2001 President Arroyo appointed him as President and CEO of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, or PhilHealth.
He became Cabinet Secretary on October 11, 2004 and was appointed Secretary of Health on June 1, 2005, after confirmation by the Congressional Commission on Appointments.[3]
As Health Secretary, Duque formulated a paradigm for health reforms – the "Formula One for Health" through which he prioritised sustaining and increasing investments for health as central to strategic reforms.[4]
In February 2017, Duque assumed chairmanship of the board of the Government Service Insurance System after he was appointed as a board member of the government-owned corporation by President Rodrigo Duterte.[5]
Legislation
Duque moved for the historic passage of two major pieces of legislation – the Universally Accessible, Affordable Quality Medicine Act of 2008 and the Food and Drug Administration Law of 2009.
He was appointed as Civil Service Commission Chairman in 2010. He spearheaded the development of the Commission’s Roadmap for Development and Reforms for 2010-2015, a five-year blueprint that spelled out the Commission’s priority programs for the country’s 1.4 million strong workforce. Duque steered the Commission for the adoption of the Performance Governance System towards setting the agency’s vision of becoming “Asia’s leading Center for Excellence for Strategic Human Resource and Organizational Development by 2030". Duque implemented anti-corruption efforts through the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 and other civil service rules.[6]
Under Duque's Chairmanship, the CSC was conferred the “Governance Trailblazer Seal” after it achieved the highest compliance rating of 9.03 at the Performance Governance System (PGS) Revalida on October 14, 2011.[7] Under his chairmanship, the CSC got the highest rating, with 98 percent of clients saying they were satisfied with the services they received from the CSC based on a Pulse Asia survey which covered the period October 24 to November 17, 2011.[8]
Recognition
- Most Outstanding Rotary President, District 3790 (1993)
- Outstanding Thomasian Alumnus Leadership (TOTAL) Award in the Field of Government Service (2004)
- Albertus Magnus Science Award by the UST College of Science for his achievements in Medical Science, Public Health and Stewardship of the National Health Insurance Program (2007).
References
- ↑ Commission on Audit. "Report on Salaries and Allowances CY 2015" (PDF). coa.gov.ph. Commission on Audit. p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ Dr. Francisco T. Duque III, MD, MSc, Chairman, Philippine Civil Service Commission. Philippines Civil Service Commission
- ↑ CA confirms Gonzalez, Puno and others. abs-cbnnews.com. 06/11/2008
- ↑ DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III
- ↑ Crisostomo, S. (5 March 2017). "Duque elected GSIS chairman, Romulo to DBP". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ Dr. Francisco T. Duque III, MD, MSc, Chairman, Philippine Civil Service Commission. csc.gov.ph
- ↑ CSC Gets Governance Trailblazer Seal
- ↑ CSC Tops Pulse Asia Survey
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Manuel Dayrit |
Secretary of Health 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Esperanza Cabral |
| Preceded by Paulyn Ubial |
Secretary of Health 2017–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Delfin Lorenzana as Secretary of National Defense |
Order of Precedence of the Philippines as Secretary of Health |
Succeeded by Ramon Lopez as Secretary of Trade and Industry |