The University of the Philippines Manila is a public,coeducational,research university located in Ermita,Manila,Philippines. It is known for being the country's center of excellence in the health sciences,including health professional education,training,and research. It is the oldest of eight constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System,and predates the founding of UP by three years. It was originally established on December 1,1905,as the Philippine Medical School and later renamed as the UP College of Medicine and Surgery on June 10,1907. In 1983 it was renamed as University of the Philippines Manila.
Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. was a Philippine government official who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30,2016,until March 8,2017,the rejection of his appointment by the Commission on Appointments over eligibility concerns resulting from questions on his citizenship.
Francisco Tiongson Duque III is a Filipino physician and government official who served as Secretary of Health in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2022,a position he had previously held from 2005 to 2009 in the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. From 2010 to 2015,he served as the chair of the Civil Service Commission.
The secretary of health is the Cabinet of the Philippines member who is in charge of the Department of Health. The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio,commonly known as Inday Sara,is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president,the third vice president to come from Mindanao,and the youngest vice president in Philippine history. A daughter of 16th president Rodrigo Duterte,she previously served as the mayor of Davao City from 2016 to 2022,and from 2010 to 2013. She was also Davao City's vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.
The 17th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 25,2016,until June 4,2019,during the first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Emmanuel "Manny" Fantin Piñol is a Filipino politician,journalist,writer,agriculture advocate and agribusinessman. He most recently served in President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet as chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (2019–2021) and Secretary of Agriculture (2016–2019).
Judy Marigomen Taguiwalo is a Filipina social worker,social activist,and educator. She served as the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30,2016 until August 16,2017,when her appointment by President Rodrigo Duterte was rejected by the Commission on Appointments. She is a former professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman and was one of those nominated by the National Democratic Front to the Duterte Cabinet.
Salvador San Buenaventura Panelo is a Filipino lawyer who served as President Rodrigo Duterte's Chief Presidential Legal Counsel (2016–2021) and Presidential Spokesperson (2018–2020). He was also the legal adviser during Duterte's 2016 presidential campaign. As a private lawyer,he has handled cases involving politicians and other controversial personalities. He is a former director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).
The Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (Mega DATRC),also known as the Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center,is a drug rehabilitation center at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija,Philippines.
The Dengvaxia controversy occurred in the Philippines when the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was found to increase the risk of disease severity for some people who had received it.
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos,president of the Philippines who won by a landslide in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election,the UniTeam Alliance was formed by the PFP,Lakas–CMD,HNP,and PMP,with guest candidates from other parties.
Both the national government and local governments have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines with various declarations of emergency,closure of schools and public meeting places,lockdowns,and other restrictions intended to slow the spread of the virus.
Maria Rosario Clarissa Singh-Vergeire is a Filipino physician and public health official currently serving as the top undersecretary of the Department of Health. 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. 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.
Stella Luz Alabastro Quimbo is a Filipino politician and academic who has served as the representative for Marikina's second district since 2019,as a member of Lakas–CMD. She previously served as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) from 2016 until her resignation in 2019.
The first 100 days of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency began on June 30,2016,the day Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated as the 16th president of the Philippines. The concept of the first 100 days of a presidential term was first adopted in the Philippines by President Corazon Aquino from the United States and has since been used as a gauge of presidential success and activism,and is a considered the "honeymoon period" where traditional critics are urged to refrain from detracting the new president. The 100th day of his presidency ended at noon on October 8,2016.
Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. became involved in a scandal over allegations of overpriced medical supplies it supplied to the Philippine government for the latter's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Ribbon Committee of the Senate of the Philippines launched an investigation into the matter and uncovered other issues,such as the supplied face shields' alleged substandard quality and how the company was able to secure a contract worth billions of pesos despite being founded only in 2019 with a small paid-up capital.
