00:00PhilHealth welcomed the inauguration of its new president and CEO, Dr. Edwin Mercado.
00:08They are positive that Mercado will continue the success of the agency,
00:12particularly in implementing universal healthcare.
00:16This is Clayzel Pardilla of PTVS in Balitang Pambansang.
00:22The new president of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, PhilHealth,
00:27is President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:29Dr. Edwin Mercado was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of PhilHealth,
00:36following his oath in front of President Marcos in Malacanang.
00:40Mercado replaced Emmanuel Ledesma, Jr., who served as President of PhilHealth for more than a year.
00:48PhilHealth's new president has 35 years of experience in hospital management.
00:54He is the Vice Chairman of Mercado General Hospital Qualimed Health Network since March 2021
01:01and a regular faculty lecturer at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.
01:05He studies the expenses of each member for the global coverage of inpatient services
01:11and encourages the use of artificial intelligence in community health workers
01:16in the distribution of primary care to the injured.
01:20PhilHealth followed Mercado's commitment to have a deep experience in the medical field.
01:26The agency is positive that PhilHealth's initiatives will continue,
01:32particularly the implementation of universal healthcare
01:35that provides decent medical services to Filipinos.
01:40Health Secretary Theodoro Herbosa welcomed Mercado
01:46and thanked Ledesma for his service.
01:49Meanwhile, the former PNP Major General Isagani Neres
01:56was appointed by the President as the new leader of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency or PDEA.
02:01From PTV Manila, Clayzel Pordilia, Balitang Pambansa.
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