[1st Term: June 2005 - January 2010] Francisco T. Duque III was born on February 13, 1957 in Dagupan City, Pangasinan to former Secretary of Health and Pangasinan Governor Francisco Duque, Jr....
DOH Secretaries
Previous DOH Secretaries
July 1, 2016 - October 2017
Dr. Rosell-Ubial has served public office for 27 years and has been under 13 health secretaries. She literally rose from the ranks, starting from volunteer health worker in Kidapawan, up to the...
December 2014 - June 30, 2016
Health Secretary Janette P. Loreto-Garin is a physician and was a state legislator for 9 years, shepherding the Magna Carta for Women, Cheaper Medicines Law, and the Responsible Parenthood and...
June 2010 - December 2014
Our Secretary of Health is recognized as one of the top surgeons of the country specializing in the field of vascular and transplant surgery. A graduate of the University of Philippines, he underwent...
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...
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...
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...
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...