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Marcos names personal doctor Samuel Zacate as FDA director-general

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Gillan Ropero and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. has appointed his lead physician Dr. Samuel Zacate as director-general of the Food and Drug Administration, Malacañang said on Wednesday. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed Zacate&#x27;s appointment as FDA chief. Zacate &quot;is a known public health advocate with years of expertise in medicine and medical consultancy in other government units,&quot; which include the Public Attorneys Office and Presidential Security Group Hospital, Cruz-Angeles in a press briefing. He is a diplomate of the Philippine Society for Venereology and a fellow of the International College of Surgeons, said the Palace official.In July, Zacate served as Marcos&#x27; lead physician when he experienced a second bout of COVID-19. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/10/22/covid-positive-marcos-stable-no-sign-of-respiratory-distress-doctor">COVID-positive Marcos greatly improved, no sign of respiratory distress: doctor</a></li></ul>&quot;He (Zacate) is qualified plus he has several distinctions so we are not sure if his being a personal physician factored into this, considering he ticks all the boxes, meaning lahat ng requirements bilang FDA [chief] he fulfilled,&quot; Cruz-Angeles said. (He fulfilled all requirements for FDA chief.) DOH Undersecretary Eric Domingo had led the FDA during the COVID-19 pandemic until he resigned in January. FDA deputy director general Oscar Gutierrez was then assigned as officer-in-charge.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/22/fda-chief-domingo-quits-post">Domingo resigns as food and drug regulator chief</a></li></ul><div> </div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Dr. Samuel Zacate as director-general of the Food and Drug Administration, Malacañang said.

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Marcos names personal doctor Samuel Zacate as FDA director-general

Gillan Ropero and Job Manahan,

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Published Aug 03, 2022 02:05 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 03, 2022 07:09 PM PHT

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