00:00Senate President Francis Cheese Escudero welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.'s appointment
00:05of Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief executive officer, a CEO of PhilHealth.
00:12Escudero says he hopes that the new PhilHealth chief will focus on ensuring that members will
00:18receive benefits that truly address their needs rather than just grant their requests. The senator
00:25also highlighted PhilHealth's long-standing inefficiencies, stating that a leadership
00:30change was long overdue. He revealed that several senators had previously called for a leadership
00:37shift due to the agency's failure to address pressing issues.
00:41Mercado replaces former PhilHealth President Emmanuel Lidesma.
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