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Duterte names OICs of health, information technology departments

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Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has named officers-in-charge at the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) following the departure of the two agencies’ secretaries.Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Duterte has tapped Undersecretary Herminigildo Valle as OIC of the DOH and Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. as OIC of the DICT.This following the Commission on Appointments&#x27; <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/10/17/ubial-rejected-as-health-secretary">rejection</a> of career health official Paulyn Ubial as Health Secretary, and the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/17/dict-chief-salalima-quits-post-out-of-delicadeza-duterte">resignation</a> of DICT chief Rodolfo Salalima last month &quot;out of delicadeza.&quot;Valle currently oversees the DOH Office for Field Implementation Management, while Rio is Undersecretary for Special Concerns.

President Rodrigo Duterte has named officers-in-charge at the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) following the departure of the two agencies’ secretaries.

President Rodrigo Duterte has named officers-in-charge at the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) following the departure of the two agencies’ secretaries.

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Duterte names OICs of health, information technology departments

Dharel Placido,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 12, 2017 12:53 PM PHT

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Rodrigo Duterte

DOH

DICT

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Paulyn Ubial

Rodolfo Salalima

Herminigildo Valle

Eliseo Rio

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