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The secretary of health (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalusugan) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member who is in charge of the Department of Health. The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [1] [2]
On April 13, 1987, the Department of Health was created from the previous Ministry of Health with Dr. Alfredo R. A. Bengzon as secretary of health. On December 17, 2016, Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rossel-Ubial announced that in 2017 the government will start paying the hospital bills and medicines of poor Filipinos.
Francisco Tiongson Duque III (Tagalog: [fɾɐnˈsisko ˈdukɛ]; born February 13, 1957) is a Filipino physician and government official who served as Secretary of Health in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2022, a position he had previously held from 2005 to 2009 in the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [2]
Rodrigo Duterte assumed office as President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, and his term ended on June 30, 2022. On May 31, 2016, a few weeks before his presidential inauguration, Duterte named his Cabinet members, [8] which comprised a diverse selection of former military generals, childhood friends, classmates, and leftists. [9]
Herbosa was undersecretary at the Department of Health (DOH) from 2010 to 2015. He was involved in the formation of the Hospital Accreditation Commission, the modernization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center , as well as the promotion of public-private partnerships in the health sector of the Philippines.
She later earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of the Philippines Manila. [2] [9] Starting in 1996, Vergeire spent 11 years working at the Marikina City Health Office. She joined the Department of Health in 2007 as a medical officer in the Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau. [2] [9]
Secretary of Health: 2009: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: Dr. Janette Garin: Secretary of Health: 2014: Benigno Aquino III: Dr. Paulyn Ubial: Secretary of Health: 2016: Rodrigo Duterte: Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire: Officer-in-Charge: 2022: Bongbong Marcos: Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development Melissa Aradanas: Officer-in-Charge ...
Agency/Department Date Replaced by Benjamin Diokno: Secretary: Department of Finance: January 12, 2024 Ralph Recto: Sara Duterte: Secretary: Department of Education: July 19, 2024 Sonny Angara: Alfredo E. Pascual: Secretary: Department of Trade and Industry: August 2, 2024 Usec. Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque: Cheloy V. Garafil: Secretary ...