FILE PHOTO: Department of Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro 鈥淭ed鈥� Herbosa attends the sectoral meeting presided over by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Malaca賹nang. Photo by Yummie Dingding/ PPA POOL
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� A panel of the Commission on Appointments (CA) finally recommended for confirmation the ad interim appointment of Dr. Teodoro 鈥淭ed鈥� Herbosa as the country鈥檚 health chief.
No members of the CA鈥檚 committee on health objected when a motion to recommend Herbosa鈥檚 nomination was raised on Tuesday. The panel鈥檚 recommendation was expected to be transmitted for Senate plenary approval also this Tuesday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named Herbosa as chief of the Department of Health last June. However, the CA previously bypassed the confirmation of his appointment due to a 鈥渓ack of material time.鈥�
惭补谤肠辞蝉听谤别补辫辫辞颈苍迟别诲 Herbosa in September.
Under Section 17 of the New Rules of the CA, nominations or appointments submitted by the President that are not finally acted upon or bypassed at the close of the session of the Congress shall be returned to the President unless new nominations or appointments are made.
Before he was appointed DOH chief, Herbosa served as a special adviser to the country鈥檚 task force against COVID-19, where his tasks included recommending strategies to mitigate the effects of the respiratory illness.