Herbosa appoints Vergeire chief of DOH operations undersecretaries
Maria Rosario Vergeire has been appointed as chief of undersecretaries for DOH operations by Secretary Ted Herbosa.
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Maria Rosario Vergeire
Maria Rosario Vergeire is a Filipino health official who currently serves as the officer-in-charge of the Department of Health, having previously held roles such as Undersecretary for Public Health Services and leading the National Vaccination Operations Center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Last updated at March 24, 2025.
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Herbosa named DOH secretary, Vergeire top undersecretary
Teodoro 'Ted' Herbosa was appointed as the new Health Secretary on June 5.
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DOH lauds ratification of bill on regional specialty centers
The Department of Health (DOH) has praised the ratification of a bill creating regional specialty centers across the country.
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DOH confirms local transmission of Omicron subvariant Arcturus
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday that Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus, has been transmitted locally in Western Visayas.
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Philippines to receive 391K bivalent COVID-19 doses next week
The Philippines will receive its first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines next week, with around 391,000 doses expected to arrive.
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DOH: 43% of COVID-19 deaths unvaccinated
Forty-three percent of recorded COVID-19 deaths in the Philippines from January 1 to May 14, 2023 were unvaccinated.
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DOH evaluating PhilHealth transfer to Office of President
The Department of Health (DOH) is evaluating a proposal by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to transfer its administrative supervision from DOH to the Office of the President.
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DOH defers laughing gas classification to DDB
The Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Tuesday that the classification of nitrous oxide or 'laughing gas' as a dangerous drug will be deferred to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
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WHO ends COVID-19 emergency declaration but DOH warns against complacency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the classification of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but the Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire warns Filipinos not to be complacent.
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DOH admits shortage of 114K docs, 127K nurses
DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire admitted Thursday that there is a shortage of nurses and physicians in the country.
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