Statement | 8 April 2024

Undersecretary Enrique “Eric” A. Tayag is retiring from over 35 years of public service as a decorated official of the Department of Health (DOH). At the flag ceremony of the DOH today, the Executive Committee and all staff of the Department thanked Dr. Tayag for his exemplary service for the health of the nation.

“On behalf of the entire Department and the health sector, I thank Usec. Eric Tayag for his time and talent all these decades in the service of the Philippine health sector. I am witness to his well-deserved progression from a young infectious disease doctor and epidemiologist, to health Undersecretary, Chief Information Officer, and DOH Spokesperson,” said Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa.

Come April 15, Usec. Tayag’s role as head of the DOH Public Health Services Cluster (PHSC) in charge of epidemiology, disease prevention and control, and health promotion will be handled by Assistant Secretary Ariel I. Valencia. Meanwhile, Usec. Emmie Liza Perez-Chiong will be the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) in charge of digital health and health information systems, while Officer-in-Charge Assistant Secretary Albert Francis E. Domingo shall henceforth be the Department Spokesperson.

“Maaasahan talaga si Usec. Eric! Maraming salamat sa serbisyo. We know that your heart and passion for service will continue,” added Secretary Herbosa.