DOH Secretaries
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Dr. Enrique T. OnaTerm: 2010 – Present Secretary Enrique T. Ona was born on June, 4 1939 in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. His parents hail from Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur where his father became the first Provincial Health Officer and his mother served as a puericulture nurse. |
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Dr. Esperanza I. CabralTerm: January 2010 – June 2010 On January 15, the Department of Health officially welcome a new health secretary - Dr. Esperanza I. Cabral. At the turn-over ceremonies, she lauded the accomplishments of the department under the term of Sec. Francisco T. Duque III. She also called on the DOH personnel to join her in her drive to reduce the inequities in the country's health services and to set the... |
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Dr. Francisco Duque IIITerm: June 2005 – January 2010 Dr. Francisco T. Duque III finished both his undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Medicine at University of Santo Tomas. He finished Master of Science majoring in Pathology at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA on 1987. He also attended Immunology Scientific Training in the Department of Microbiology in Georgetown University, School of Medicine. |
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Dr. Manuel DayritTerm: February 2001 - May 2005 Secretary Manuel M. Dayrit has a public health career that spans 27 years. A Bachelor of Arts graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University, he earned his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of the Philippines in 1976. After graduation, he plunged himslef into community-based health work in the rural areas of Mindanao. |
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Dr. Alberto RomualdezTerm: September 1998 - January 2001 On 11 September 1998, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada appointed a new health secretary - Dr. Alberto G. Romualdez, Jr. Maybe, he was coined as the new hero the DOH employees are waiting for to save them from disgrace during this time. |
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Dr. Felipe EstrellaTerm: July 1,1998 - August 23, 1998 Dr. Estrella is a Doctor of Medicine graduate from the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine Batch 1955. He started his career as an Adjunct Resident of the Department of Gynecology in PGH in the same year. |
