Marcos names PhilHealth President Edwin Mercado as new Health Secretary | ANC

Philippine Health Secretary Brix Pujalte resigns barely a month after he was appointed by President Marcos Jr. Pujalte's sudden resignation for health reasons came shortly after he faced allegations of gambling and procurement anomalies. - ANC, The World Tonight, August 10, 2026 READ: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/10/edwin-mercado-is-new-doh-chief-1544 Subscribe to iWant to watch ANC live and on-demand: https://www.iwanttfc.com For more ANC Interviews, click the link below: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLm34qRgqWBU57uvb5Q2LvBpjjQkezUfnE For more Top Story videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU6uAqptsj_Gexwa0pxL9R0h For more ANC Highlights videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaYDUgwCsh60 Subscribe to the ANC YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/ANCalerts Visit our website at https://news.abs-cbn.com/anc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ancalerts Twitter: https://twitter.com/ancalerts #ANCNews #ANCHighlights #LatestNews #ANC24/7