Maria Rosario Vergeire

thumb|right|Maria Rosario Vergeire Maria Rosario Clarissa Singh-Vergeire (born Maria Rosario Clarissa Dumandan Singh) is a Filipino physician and public health official. She formerly served as the top undersecretary of the Department of Health from June 2023 to July 2025. She also served as the officer in charge of the department from July 14, 2022, to June 5, 2023, following her appointment by President Bongbong Marcos. She was also the department's spokesperson beginning in 2015 under the Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte administrations, as well as the department's assistant secretary for public health services from 2015 to 2020. Quotes Maraming salamat po sa ating Pangulo at sa bayan para sa pagkakataong ito na maglingkod. Agarang hangarin po naming lahat sa Kagawaran na paigtingin ang pagbakuna, mapigilan ang pagdami ng kaso ng COVID, at mapangalagaan ang kapakanan ng mga health workers. (Many thanks to our President and the people for this opportunity to serve. We in the Department immediately want to intensify vaccinations, prevent the increase in COVID cases, and safeguard the welfare of health workers.) Vergeire vows no Filipino will be left behind in healthcare program Inquirer External links Category:Living people Category:Women politicians in the Philippines Category:Women physicians from the Philippines