Maria Rosario Vergeire

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Maria Rosario Vergeire
Vergeire in 2020

Secretary of Health
Officer in Charge
In office July 14, 2022 – June 5, 2023
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Francisco Duque III
Succeeded by	Ted Herbosa
Undersecretary of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office June 5, 2023
President	Bongbong Marcos
DOH Spokesperson
In office 2015–2022
President	Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte

Personal details
Born	Maria Rosario Clarissa Dumandan Singh^[1]
Parents	Harry Singh^[2] (father) Clara Dumandan Singh^[2] (mother)
Relatives	Maria Filomena Singh (sister)
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas (BS) De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute (MD) University of the Philippines Manila (MPH)

Maria Rosario Clarissa Singh-Vergeire^[3]^[4] (born Maria Rosario Clarissa Dumandan Singh) is a Filipino physician and public health official currently serving as the top undersecretary of the Department of Health.^[5] She also served as the officer in charge of the department from July 14, 2022, to June 5, 2023, following her appointment by President Bongbong Marcos.^[6] She was also the department's spokesperson beginning in 2015 under the Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte administrations, as well as the department's assistant secretary for public health services from 2015 to 2020.^[2]^[3]^[7]

Life and career

Vergeire conducting a DOH Media Forum on December 6, 2021

She is the third of six children born to barangay chairman Harry Francisco M. Singh and lawyer Clara Dizon D. Singh, while her sister Maria Filomena Singh is a lawyer and judge currently serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court since 2022;^[8] their family lives in Marikina. Vergeire earned her bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Santo Tomas and her Doctor of Medicine degree from De La Salle College of Medicine (now De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute). She later earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of the Philippines Manila.^[2]^[9]

Starting in 1996, Vergeire spent 11 years working at the Marikina City Health Office. She joined the Department of Health in 2007 as a medical officer in the Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau.^[2]^[9]

References

^ "Nominations for the Position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines" (PDF). Letter to. Manila: Judicial and Bar Council. June 18, 2021.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chavez, Leilani (September 17, 2020). "The Other Side of Rosette Vergeire, Pandemic Spokeswoman". Rappler. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Appointments and Designations: July 31, 2015". Official Gazette (Philippines). July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "DR. MARIA ROSARIO S. VERGEIRE, MPH, CESO IV". Department of Health (Philippines). Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Sarao, Zacarian (June 8, 2023). "Vergeire named top DOH undersecretary, Tayag as chief information officer". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^ Ager, Maila (July 14, 2022). "Senators back Vergeire's new post; laud her for doing job 'without fanfare'". Inquirer.net. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Faces of the News: Maria Rosario Vergeire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 15, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Panaligan, Rey (May 18, 2022). "Duterte names CA Justice Filomena Singh 15th Supreme Court member". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b De Vera, Analou (March 22, 2022). "Dr. Vergeire: Giving the right information for lifesaving decisions". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

External links

Official profile in the Department of Health website

Political offices
Preceded by Francisco Duque III	Secretary of Health (Officer in Charge) 2022–2023	Succeeded by Ted Herbosa

COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

Locations

Responses

National and local government responses
Social response
- community pantry movement
COVID-19 apps
- StaySafe
- SafePass
- S-PaSS
Pharmally scandal

Impacts

Misinformation (ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign)
SARS-CoV-2 Theta variant
Social
- Sports
- public reception of "Iisang Dagat"

Institutions

Hospitals

Organizations

Notable people

Officials	Eduardo Año Vince Dizon Francisco Duque III Rodrigo Duterte Guillermo Eleazar Carlito Galvez Jr. Delfin Lorenzana Benjamin Magalong Karlo Nograles Harry Roque Leopoldo Vega Maria Rosario Vergeire Mark Villar

Cabinet of President Bongbong Marcos

Cabinet

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Executive Secretary	Victor Rodriguez Lucas Bersamin	2022 2022–	Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benhur Abalos Jonvic Remulla	2022–2024 2024–
Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Conrado Estrella III	2022–	Secretary of Justice	Jesus Crispin Remulla	2022–
Secretary of Agriculture	Bongbong Marcos** Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.	2022–2023 2023–	Secretary of Labor and Employment	Bienvenido Laguesma	2022–
Secretary of Budget and Management	Amenah Pangandaman	2022–	Secretary of Migrant Workers	Susan Ople Hans Leo Cacdac	2022–2023 2023–
Secretary of Education	Sara Duterte-Carpio** Sonny Angara	2022–2024 2024–	Secretary of National Defense	Jose Faustino Jr.* Carlito Galvez Jr.* Gilbert Teodoro	2022–2023 2023 2023–
Secretary of Energy	Raphael Lotilla	2022–	Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Manuel Bonoan	2022–
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Maria Antonia Loyzaga	2022–	Secretary of Science and Technology	Renato Solidum Jr.	2022–
Secretary of Finance	Benjamin Diokno Ralph Recto	2022–2024 2024–	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Erwin Tulfo Eduardo Punay* Rex Gatchalian	2022 2022–2023 2023–
Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Enrique Manalo	2022–	Secretary of Tourism	Christina Garcia-Frasco	2022–
Secretary of Health	Maria Rosario Vergeire* Ted Herbosa	2022–2023 2023–	Secretary of Trade and Industry	Alfredo Pascual Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque*	2022–2024 2024–
Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development	Melissa Aradanas* Jose Acuzar	2022 2022–	Secretary of Transportation	Jaime Bautista	2022–
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Ivan John Uy	2022–

Cabinet-level

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Vice President	Sara Duterte-Carpio	2022–	Special Assistant to the President	Antonio Lagdameo Jr.	2022–
Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office	Rose Beatrix Angeles Cheloy Garafil Cesar Chavez*	2022 2022–2024 2024–	National Security Adviser	Clarita Carlos Eduardo Año	2022–2023 2023–
National Economic and Development Authority Secretary	Arsenio Balisacan	2022–	Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Carlito Galvez Jr. Isidro L. Purisima* Carlito Galvez Jr.	2022–2023 2023 2023–
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	Juan Ponce Enrile	2022–	Presidential Assistant for the Visayas	Terence Calatrava	2022–
Solicitor General	Menardo Guevarra	2022–	Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs	Irene Afortunado Mark Llandro Mendoza	2022 2022–
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs	Andres Centino Bartolome Vicente Bacarro Andres Centino Romeo Brawner Jr.	2021–2022 2022–2023 2023 2023–	Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff	Zenaida Angping Elaine T. Masukat*	2022 2023–
Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications	Paul Soriano	2022–2023	Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation	Larry Gadon	2023–
Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs	Frederick Go	2023–	Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns	Andres Centino	2023–
Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs	Roman A. Felix	2022–

Sara Duterte's Office of the Vice President

Position	Appointee
Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Zuleika T. Lopez
Assistant Secretary / Assistant Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Lemuel G. Ortonio
Director of the Administrative and Financial Services Office	Rosalynne L. Sanchez
Chief Accountant of the Accounting Division	Julieta L. Villadelrey
Chief of the Legal Affairs Division	Emily Rose Torrentira

*as Officer-in-charge
**in Concurrent capacity

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