The appointments of lawyer Gilbert Teodoro and doctor-educator Teodoro Herbosa were announced a year after the May 2023 elections and following the lapse of the appointment ban on losing candidates, which covered Teodoro who had lost the senatorial race.
Vergeire, a longtime career official at the DOH, was tapped to serve as the caretaker of the DOH since July 2022. Galvez, on the other hand, was named interim defense chief in January after the resignation of his predecessor, Jose Faustino Jr., who had also served in an OIC capacity.
Teodoro is the son of Gilberto Teodoro Sr., who served as Social Security System chief and assemblyman during the term of Mr. Marcos’ father and namesake.He finished law at the University of the Philippines and topped the 1989 bar examinations. He furthered his legal education by obtaining a master’s degree in law at Harvard University.
But he lost the election despite his inclusion in the senatorial ticket of Mr. Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte.Herbosa, on the other hand, has held several positions in the health sector, including as medical adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 during the Duterte administration when he was tapped to offer expert guidance and contribute to the formulation of strategies to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
In 2022, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines endorsed Herbosa as the next health secretary.Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
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