Secretary of Health (Philippines)

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Secretary of Health
Kalihim ng Kalusugan
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Incumbent
Ted Herbosa
since June 5, 2023
Style The Honorable
AppointerThe president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Sergio Osmeña
FormationNovember 15, 1935
Website www.doh.gov.ph

The secretary of health (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalusugan) 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). [1] [2]

Contents

Functions

The following are the functions of a secretary: [3]

List of secretaries of health

Secretary of Public Instruction, Health and Welfare (1941–1944)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
1 [a] Sergio Osmena photo.jpg Sergio Osmeña
(1878–1961)
[4]
December 24,
1941
August 1,
1944
Manuel L. Quezon

Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare (1942–1943)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officeChairman of the Philippine Executive Commission
2 Claro Mayo Recto.jpg Claro M. Recto
(1890–1960)
[5]
January 26,
1942
October 14,
1943
Jorge B. Vargas

Minister of Education, Health and Welfare (1943–1944)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
[b] 3x4.svg Gabriel Mañalac
[6]
October 20,
1943
January 1,
1944
Jose P. Laurel

Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare (1944–1945)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
3 Emiliano Tria Tirona y Alegre.jpg Emiliano Tría Tirona
(1883–1952)
[7]
January 4,
1944
1945 Jose P. Laurel

Secretary of Health and Public Welfare (1945–1947)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
4 Basilo J. Valdes (December, 1944).jpg Basilio Valdes
(1892–1970)
February 27,
1945
April
1945
Sergio Osmeña
5 Senator Jose C. Locsin.jpg Jose Locsin
(1891–1977)
June 29,
1945
May 27,
1946
6 Antonio Villarama y Capistrano.jpg Antonio VillaramaMay 28,
1946
October 4,
1947
Manuel Roxas

Secretary of Health (1947–1978)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(6) Antonio Villarama y Capistrano.jpg Antonio VillaramaOctober 4,
1947
December 31,
1949
Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
7 Juan S. Salcedo Jr. NAST.jpg Juan Salcedo Jr.
(1904–1988)
December 14,
1950
May
1954
Ramon Magsaysay
8 Secretary Paulino J. Garcia.jpg Paulino GarciaJune
1954
June
1958
Carlos P. Garcia
9 3x4.svg Elpidio ValenciaJuly
1958
December 30,
1961
10 3x4.svg Francisco Duque Jr.December 30,
1961
July
1963
Diosdado Macapagal
11 3x4.svg Floro DabuJuly
1963
December
1964
12 Manuel Alesna Cuenco.jpg Manuel A. Cuenco
(1907–1970)
December
1964
December 30,
1965
(8) Secretary Paulino J. Garcia.jpg Paulino GarciaDecember 30,
1965
August 2,
1968
Ferdinand Marcos
13 3x4.svg Amadeo CruzAugust 2,
1968
December 25,
1971
14 3x4.svg Clemente GatmaitanDecember 25,
1971
June 2,
1978

Minister of Health (1978–1987)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(14) 3x4.svg Clemente GatmaitanJune 2,
1978
July 23,
1979
Ferdinand Marcos
15 3x4.svg Enrique GarciaJuly 24,
1979
June 30,
1981
16 Jesus Azurin.jpg Jesus C. Azurin
(1916–1990)
July 25,
1981
February 25,
1986
17 3x4.svg Alfredo Bengzon
(born 1935)
March 25,
1986
February 11,
1987
Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Health (from 1987)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(17) 3x4.svg Alfredo Bengzon
(born 1935)
February 11,
1987
February 7,
1992
Corazon Aquino
18 3x4.svg Antonio PeriquetFebruary 10,
1992
June 30,
1992
19 Senator Juan Flavier Official Portrait.gif Juan Flavier
(1935–2014)
July 1,
1992
January 30,
1995
Fidel V. Ramos
20 3x4.svg Jaime Galvez-TanJanuary 30,
1995
July 5,
1995
21 3x4.svg Hilarion Ramiro Jr.July 10,
1995
March 22,
1996
22 3x4.svg Carmencita ReodicaApril 8,
1996
June 29,
1998
23 3x4.svg Felipe EstrellaJune 30,
1998
September 13,
1998
Joseph Estrada
24 3x4.svg Alberto Romualdez
(1940–2013)
September 14,
1998
January 20,
2001
25 3x4.svg Manuel DayritJanuary 20,
2001
June 1,
2005
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
26 Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque - 2018 (cropped).jpg Francisco Duque III
(born 1957)
June 1,
2005
September 1,
2009
27 Esperanza Cabral.gif Esperanza Cabral September 1,
2009
June 30,
2010
28 3x4.svg Enrique Ona
(born 1939)
[8]
June 30,
2010
December 19,
2014
Benigno Aquino III
29 HoR Official Portrait Janette Garin.jpg Janette Garin
(born 1972)
February 17,
2015
June 30,
2016
[c] CA REJECTS UBIAL (33999) (cropped).jpg Paulyn Ubial
(born 1962)
[9] [10]
June 30,
2016
October 10,
2017
Rodrigo Duterte
[d] 3x4.svg Herminigildo Valle
[11]
October 12,
2017
October 25,
2017
(26) Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque - 2018 (cropped).jpg Francisco Duque III
(born 1957)
[12]
October 26,
2017
June 30,
2022
[d] Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire - Diplomatic Briefing n-Cov 4.jpg Maria Rosario Vergeire July 14,
2022
June 5,
2023
Bongbong Marcos
30 20230613-DSWD-DOH-ph2 Press Briefing of Ms. Daphne Osena-Paez with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa (cropped).jpg Ted Herbosa
(born 1959)
June 5,
2023
Incumbent

Notes

  1. In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
  2. Acting secretary.
  3. Interim secretary.
  4. 1 2 Officer in charge.

References

  1. Gotinga, JC (August 13, 2020). "Where's Duque? Senators ask amid PhilHealth corruption mess". Rappler. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. "R.A. 7875 AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ALL FILIPINOS AND ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011. The Secretary of Health shall be the ex officio Chairperson
  3. "Executive Order No. 119, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines .PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Sixth Annual Report of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands to the President and Congress of the United States Covering the Fiscal Year July 1, 1941 to June 30, 1942. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1943. p. 79.
  5. Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1942. p. 15.
  6. Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 2. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1943. p. 131.
  7. Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 4. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1944. p. 391.
  8. "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. Viray, Patricia Lourdes (June 30, 2016). "Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
  10. Avendaño, Christine O. (October 10, 2017). "Ubial out as DOH head as CA rejects 5th Duterte Cabinet appointee". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.
  11. Placido, Dharel (October 12, 2017). "Duterte names OICs of health, information technology departments". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.
  12. "Duterte appoints former DOH secretary to replace Ubial". CNN Philippines. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017.