Abalos: Herbosa not forced to resign

MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos has denied claims that outgoing Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa was forced to step down from his post by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Abalos told reporters in Malacañang on Monday that Herbosa filed his courtesy resignation “voluntarily,” and the President accepted it so he could recuperate well. President Marcos