Garin appointed health secretary | Inquirer

Garin appointed health secretary

By: - Reporter /
/ 05:42 AM March 13, 2015

Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin. FILE PHOTO

Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin. FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–President Aquino has finally appointed Janette Garin as health secretary, after a nearly four-month wait for the former Iloilo district representative.

Garin has been acting health secretary since November last year to replace Enrique Ona, who found himself embroiled in several issues in the Department of Health.

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In a statement, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma said that “the President has signed the nomination of acting Secretary Janette L. Garin, as secretary of the Department of Health.”

“The nomination was sent by the Office of the President to the Commission on Appointments, which will eventually schedule the confirmation hearing/s,” Coloma said.

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