Marcos meets with DOH execs to discuss COVID-19 response

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had a meeting with officials from the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday to discuss the country's COVID-19 response.

Among those present at the meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room in Malacañang Palace were DOH Undersecretaries Maria Rosario Vergerie, Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taiño, Abdullah Dumama Jr., Lilibeth David and Assistant Secretary Maylene Beltran.

The same meeting was attended by executives from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

According to the DOH, the vaccination coverage and some recommended strategies to improve the country's COVID-19 response were tackled during the meeting.

Also in the meeting were Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr., Presidential Management Staff Secretary Ma. Zenaida Angping, and Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr.

The Palace has not released any other information yet about the meeting as of posting time.

Further, Marcos has yet to name his DOH chief. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA News