“We congratulate those who have been appointed already. Well-deserved naman sila, Secretary Galvez at si Secretary Garafil,” Vergeire said in a press conference.
“‘Yung sa atin naman, we leave it again to the discretion and the prerogative of the President. Kung tayo ay mapipili, syempre tutuloy-tuloy natin ang ating ginagawa sa ngayon para mas magawa natin ‘yung mga reporma,” she added.if the country's situation returned to normal in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
On July 14, 2022, Malacañang announced that Vergeire was appointed Health Department officer-in-charge . The Health Secretary post has remained vacant since Marcos took his oath as President some seven months earlier. Vergeire also clarified that the Palace’s memorandum circular on the tenure deadline of OICs in Executive agencies