Maria Rosario Vergeire

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Maria Rosario Vergeire
Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire - Diplomatic Briefing n-Cov 4.jpg
Vergeire in 2020
Secretary of Health
Officer in Charge
In office
July 14, 2022 –June 5, 2023
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 [4] [5] (born Maria Rosario Clarissa Dumandan Singh) is a Filipino physician and public health official. She formerly served as the top undersecretary of the Department of Health from June 2023 to July 2025. [6] [7] 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. [8] 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. [3] [4] [9]

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Early life and education

Vergeire conducting a DOH Media Forum on December 6, 2021 Doh-usec-vergeiredoh-media-forum06-dec-2021.jpg
Vergeire conducting a DOH Media Forum on December 6, 2021

Maria Rosario Vergeire is the third of six children born to barangay chairman and political strategist Harry Francisco Macalanda Singh (1940–2020) and lawyer Clara Dizon Dumandan-Singh (1934–2021). Her eldest sister Maria Filomena Singh ("Monette", born 1966) is a lawyer and judge currently serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court since 2022; [10] 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. [3] [11]

Career

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. [3] [11] She left the agency in 2025. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "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)
  2. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2088664/doh-confirms-exit-of-vergeire-2-officials%7Ctitle=DOH confirms exit of Vergeire, 2 officials|date=July 29, 2025|last=Cabalza|first=Dexter|website=Inquirer.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chavez, Leilani (September 17, 2020). "The Other Side of Rosette Vergeire, Pandemic Spokeswoman". Rappler. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Appointments and Designations: July 31, 2015". Official Gazette (Philippines). July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "DR. MARIA ROSARIO S. VERGEIRE, MPH, CESO IV". Department of Health (Philippines). Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ Sarao, Zacarian (June 8, 2023). "Vergeire named top DOH undersecretary, Tayag as chief information officer". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Cabalza, Dexter (July 29, 2025). "DOH confirms exit of Vergeire, 2 officials". Inquirer.net. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ager, Maila (July 14, 2022). "Senators back Vergeire's new post; laud her for doing job 'without fanfare'". Inquirer.net. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Faces of the News: Maria Rosario Vergeire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 15, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ Panaligan, Rey (May 18, 2022). "Duterte names CA Justice Filomena Singh 15th Supreme Court member". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  11. 1 2 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.
  12. ↑ Bosano, Raphael (July 29, 2025). "DOH confirms Vergeire, 2 others no longer with DOH". ABS-CBN. Retrieved July 29, 2025.


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