Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday said she is ready if ever she will be appointed as the next secretary of the department.
"Right now, I think based from these six months or more, I am ready. But the hesitancies are there, but sa tingin ko, baka kailangan ako ng Pilipino [I think the Filipinos need me]," Vergeire told ANC when asked if she still wants to be DOH secretary.
Vergeire previously expressed reservations about being appointed DOH secretary, saying she wanted to continue serving the public even after more than a six-year term or until she retires.Marcos previously said thatMalacañang announced Vergeire appointment as DOH OIC on July 14, 2022. The DOH secretary post has remained vacant since Marcos took his oath as President in June last year.
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