President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday appointed Gilbert Teodoro Jr. as secretary of nationwide protection and Dr. Teodoro Herbosa as secretary of well being.
According to the Presidential Communications Office, the appointments have been introduced after Marcos in separate conferences met with Teodoro and Defense Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez, and Herbosa and Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire on Monday afternoon.
Teodoro was first appointed protection secretary underneath the administration of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was the youngest to carry the place at 43.
He additionally assumed the function of Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) throughout his tenure as Secretary of Defense.
Teodoro ran for senator in Eleksyon 2022 after a number of years of taking a break from the general public eye.
He was additionally a three-term member of the House of Representatives when he represented the primary district of Tarlac.
Teodoro is topped the bar in 1989 after graduating on the high his class on the University of the Philippines College of Law. He has a bachelor’s diploma in Commerce, Major in Financial Institutions from De La Salle University.
He furthered his authorized schooling by acquiring a Master’s diploma in Law from Harvard University.
Herbosa served as well being undersecretary from 2010 to 2015 underneath the administration of then President Benigno Aquino III.
He contributed to varied initiatives such because the Hospital Accreditation Commission, Modernization of the Philippine Orthopedics Center, and selling Public-Private Partnerships in Health.
Herbosa was additionally the Regional Director on the DOH-National Capital Regional Office.
From October 2017 to April 2021, Herbosa served because the Executive Vice President of the University of the Philippines System.
He has held numerous key positions, together with Chief Division of Trauma on the Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, Chairman of the Board for Physicians for Peace Philippines, and third Vice President of the UP Alumni Association.
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Herbosa served as a particular adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19, providing skilled steering and contributing to the formulation of methods to mitigate the affect of the virus.—NB, GMA Integrated News
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