was criticized after in a 2021 study saying that the Philippines was 2nd to the last in the world in terms by how effective the Philippine government did response to the pandemic. It was heavily criticized by DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III. On 11 February 2022, COVID-19 response has officially ended in the Philippines that the country will likely becoming the transition from pandemic to the endemic phase until now. List of Secretaries of Health Organizational structure At present, the department is headed by the Secretary of Health, with eight undersecretaries and eight assistant secretaries heading the following teams: Office of the Secretary Usec. Maria Rosario S. Vergeire, M.D., MPH, CESO II - Officer in Charge Undersecretaries Lilibeth C. David, M.D., MPH, MPM, CESO I - Health Policy and Infrastructure Development Team Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taino, CPA, MGM, CESO I - Management Services Team Abdullah B. Dumama Jr., M.D., MPA, CESO I - Mindanao Field Implementation and Coordination Team Police Gen. Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan (Ret.), MPM, CESE - Visayas Field Implementaion and Coordination Team Kenneth G. Ronquillo, M.D., MPHM, CESO III - Health Policy and Infrastructure Development Team Nestor F. Santiago Jr., M.D., MPHC, MHSA, CESO II - NCR and Luzon Field Implementation and Coordination Team Maria Francia Miciano-Laxamana, M.D., MHSA, CHS - Office of Special Concerns Assistant Secretaries Beverly Lorraine C. Ho, M.D., MPH - Assistant Secretary for Public Health Services Team and OIC-Undersecretary Atty. Charade B. Mercado-Grande, MPSA - Assistant Secretary for Health Regulation Team and OIC-Undersecretary Maylene M. Beltran, MPA, CESO III - Management Services Team Atty. Frances Mae Cherryl K. Ontalan - Office of the Secretary Unit offices The DOH is composed of bureaus, services & program offices, under the following teams Administration and Financial Management Team Administrative Service Finance Management Service Malasakit Program Office Field Implementation and Coordination Team Ilocos Center for Health Development Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development Central Luzon Center for Health Development Calabarzon Center for Health Development Mimaropa Center for Health Development Bicol Center for Health Development Western Visayas Center for Health Development Central Visayas Center for Health Development Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Health Development Northern Mindanao Center for Health Development Davao Center for Health Development Soccsksargen Center for Health Development Caraga Center for Health Development Cordillera Center for Health Development Metro Manila Center for Health Development Bangsamoro Ministry of Health Health Facilities and Infrastructure