Francisco Duque

Who is Francisco Duque?

Francisco T. Duque III, present Chairman of the Philippine Civil Service Commission and former Philippine Secretary of Health, was born on February 13, 1957 in Manila. He started as director at the University of Pangasinan from 1989–1999; then as Medical Director at the Doctor's Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Veterans Village, Parañaque City from 1996–1999, among others. He became undersecretary at the Department of Health from March 2 to June 17, 2001. In June 2001 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed him as President & CEO of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth.

He became Cabinet Secretary on October 11, 2004 and appointed as Secretary of Health on June 1, 2005, having been confirmed by the Congressional Commission on Appointments on June 11, 2008.

Duque finished his Bachelor of Science at the University of Santo Tomas in 1978. He finished his Doctor of Medicine also at the same university in 1982; his Master of Science at Georgetown University in 1987.

He undertook an Immunology Scientific Training at Georgetown University School of Medicine from 1985-1988. He also took his Post-Graduate Course, Executive Education on Health Program Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and Graduate School of Management in 1992.