An nameless group of personnel from the Department of Health (DOH) accused officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire of being an “autocratic ruler,” prompting the official to cry foul of how girls leaders are scrutinized greater than their male counterparts.
At a press convention on Tuesday, Vergeire reacted to a letter addressed to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on February 17, whereby supposed officers and workers of the division claimed that she “ran the DOH like her fiefdom and treats everyone as if her own subject and must follow all her orders.”
“She transfers offices, employees and functions without any consultation nor consent of those involved. You will only know the changes once it is published in the DOH Intranet showing the Department Order about the effected changes. She confined herself with her cabal of close followers who make decisions in secret and apportioning DOH juicy positions to their friends and relatives,” the letter learn.
“Usec. Vergeire planned an ambitious restructuring of the entire DOH bureaucracy. She had planned it with her select Usecs, Asecs, Directors and Staff. It is shrouded in mystery that even the other Usecs, Asecs, and Directors and regular rank and file had no knowledge and inkling about it,” it added.
The sender thus mentioned that Vergeire must be changed instantly, elevating fears that the Universal Health Care could also be a failure with how Vergeire manages DOH and the way her “cronies” could get the large initiatives of the company.
While stressing that she wouldn’t permit an nameless letter to distract her from doing her job, Vergeire countered this by explaining that changes and adjustments, together with practical administration restructuring, should be made in success of the federal government’s agenda.
In mild of the International Women’s Month, she raised concern on how girls leaders carry a heavier burden in comparison with male leaders.
“Ang mga kababaihang namumuno ay kadalasang isinasailalim sa mas mahigpit na pagsusuri ng kanilang mga pinamumunuan kumpara sa kanilang mga male counterparts. If a woman is vocal and decisive, she risks being called aggressive and difficult, while men are lauded for their passion and fire in the belly,” Vergeire mentioned.
(Women leaders are sometimes subjected to extra rigorous scrutiny by their subordinates in comparison with their male counterparts.)
“We, as women, have to perform balancing acts such as making sure that as leaders we are likable enough to be personable but not too likable lest we be seen as not competent enough for our jobs partikular lalo sa may mataas na katungkulan kung saan ang mga kababaihan ay sinusuri kung sila ba ay likeable o magaan makisama,” she added.
(This is specific in greater positions the place girls are evaluated to see if they’re likeable or simple to get together with.)
Despite the difficulty, Vergeire mentioned that there isn’t a want for a loyalty examine within the DOH, including that she vouches for the integrity of her officers and trusts that they’ve confidence in her system administration.
“Simple lang po ang aming hiling—nawa at sa tuwing tayo ay magaakusa ng kahigpitan sa pamamalakad, sinusuri natin kung ang kahigpitang ito ay tunay na hindi makatarungan o hindi lang ba ito makatarungan dahil babae ang namamalakad?” she mentioned.
(Our request is straightforward—-every time you accuse us of strictness in our management, look at first whether or not the strictness is de facto unjust or is it simply unjust as a result of a lady is the one who’s in cost?)
She additionally mentioned that her workplace is all the time open for any solutions and criticisms.
“Kung may mga suggestions po tayo o komento na sa palagay natin ay makakatulong sa pagbibigay serbisyo natin sa sambayanan, wag po kayong magaatubiling ilapit upang maisama natin sa ating pagpaplano,” she mentioned.
(If you might have solutions or feedback that you simply assume will assist us present providers to the general public, please don’t hesitate to convey them as much as us in order that we will embody them in our planning.)
In January, Vergeire expressed readiness if and when she will probably be appointed as the following secretary of DOH.
Marcos beforehand mentioned that he would solely appoint a DOH secretary if the nation’s state of affairs returns to regular within the wake of the COVID-19 disaster.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
