Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 17) — The former acting President of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the assistant secretaries of the Department of Health (DOH).
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Roy Ferrer was included in the list of presidential appointees released on Monday.
He, along with other PhilHealth board members, was asked by Duterte to submit his courtesy resignation in June 2019, in the wake of alleged fraudulent insurance claims involving nonexistent kidney treatments.
Ferrer was asked to resign due to command responsibility. Duterte, however, vouched for his integrity and honesty.
Other appointments
Former IBC-13 President and ex-Tourism Undersecretary Katherine “Kat” de Castro was appointed board director at the People’s Television Netowrk.
World-famous furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue was reappointed as the chairperson of the Regional Development Council Central Visayas.
Duterte also formalized the appointment of Eric Domingo as the Food and Drug Administration Director General. He served as the acting head after Nela Charade Puno was terminated following corruption allegations.
