00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed Dr. Edwin Mercado as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PhilHealth.
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00:16The new President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation of PhilHealth, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., appointed Dr. Edwin Mercado as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PhilHealth.
00:29This was followed by his inauguration in front of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Malacaña.
00:34Dr. Mercado was replaced by Dr. Emanuel Ledesma Jr. who served as President of PhilHealth for more than a year.
00:42PhilHealth has 35 years of experience in hospital management.
00:48Vice Chairman of the Mercado General Hospital Qualimed Health Network since March 2021 and a regular faculty lecturer at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.
00:59He studies the expenses of each member for the global coverage of inpatient services.
01:05He encourages the use of Artificial Intelligence in community health workers in the distribution of primary care to the injured.
01:13PhilHealth followed the importance of Dr. Mercado who has deep experience in the medical field.
01:20The agency is positive that PhilHealth's initiatives will continue,
01:25particularly the implementation of universal health care that provides decent medical services to Filipinos.
01:34Health Secretary Kildoro Herbosa congratulated Dr. Mercado and thanked Ledesma for his service.
01:43Meanwhile, the former PNP Major General Isagani Neres was appointed by the President as the new leader of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency or PDEA.
