Francisco Duque, III, Philippine Secretary of Health, was born on February 13, 1957 in Manila

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. 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

Parañaque City

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 from 1996–1999, among others. He became undersecretary at the Department of Health

Department of Health (Philippines)

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 from March 2 to June 17, 2001.In June 2001 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

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 appointed him as President & CEO of the Phil Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth. Under the leadership of Pres. Duque, PhilHealth successfully implemented the enrollment of 5.9 million families or 29,901,890 beneficiaries under the GMA Sponsored/Plan5-25 Program of 2004.

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

Bachelor of Science

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 at the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

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 in 1978. He finished his Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

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 also at the same university in 1982; his Master of Science

Master of Science

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 at Georgetown University

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 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 University

Harvard University

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School of Public Health and Graduate School of Management in 1992.

Duque is married and has five children.