President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. swore in Dr. Edwin Mercado, a US-trained orthopedic surgeon as the new president and chief executive officer of the
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. administers the oath of office to newly-appointed PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Edwin Mercado on February 4, 2025.
According to the Presidential Communications Office , the president administered the oath on Tuesday during a ceremony at Malacañang Palace.Mercado replaces Emmanuel Ledesma as head of the government-run agency tasked with providing the public with health insurance coverage under the National Health Insurance Program.
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