MANILA, Aug. 27 -- Malacanang on Wednesday denied reports that Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa has been placed under preventive suspension supposedly due to mounting controversies hounding him.

"From OP (Office of the President) and OES (Office of the Executive Secretary), wala po as of now na suspension of Sec. Ted (as of now, there is no suspension of Sec. Ted)," Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters.

Herbosa is reportedly facing several complaints, including a case allegedly filed in July by DOH employees before the Office of the Ombudsman, over the alleged unauthorized release of PHP44.6 million worth of psychiatric drugs to the Rotary Club of Quezon City, which is not authorized to dispense medicine...