PhilHealth’s Edwin Mercado named new DOH chief after Pujalte quits

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), replacing Dr. Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr., Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Monday. Castro said Pujalte “voluntarily resigned” due to

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