DOH OIC Vergeire: “Right now, I think based from these six months or more, I am ready.” VERGEIRE – Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that she’s ready to be appointed as Health Secretary. To recall, Malacañang announced that Vergeire was appointed as DOH OIC last July 14, 2022. In an interview … Read more
President Bongbong Marcos: “We have to get away from the emergency, the emergency stance of the DOH, because we have to open up businesses“ PRESIDENT BONGBONG MARCOS — The President recently spoke about his reason why he wouldn’t name a DOH secretary for now. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an annual conference by … Read more
Sen. Koko Pimentel Speaks on DOH Following Monkeypox Entry in PH KOKO PIMENTEL – The Senator says that the appointment of a new secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) is urgent following the entry of monkeypox into the Philippines. Amid the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, another disease was declared by the World … Read more
Vergeire To Sit as DOH OIC Following Marcos Jr.’s Appointment DOH – The Department of Health released a statement for President Bongbong Marcos on the appointment of Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire as its officer-in-charge (OIC). The term of the new administration has officially started. Last June 30, President Bongbong Marcos took his oath as the … Read more
DOH Secretary Duque Urges Health Workers to Get Sinovac Shots DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III is convincing the health workers to get COVID-19 vaccine shots using China’s Sinovac. On Monday (March 1, 2021), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is urging the health workers to get inoculated by Sinovac vaccine shots despite the public’s doubt about its quality. … Read more
DOH Sec. Duque credited President Duterte’s commendation to on-ground surveillance teams. Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Wednesday credited President Rodrigo Duterte’s commendation on COVID-19 surveillance and tracking of possible outbreaks to on-ground surveillance teams. This, after President Duterte recognized the Department of Health in his “Talk to the People” last … Read more