Paulyn Ubial | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Ubial in 2017 | |
| Secretary of Health Ad interim | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – October 10, 2017 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Janette Garin |
| Succeeded by | Herminigildo Valle (OIC) |
| Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health | |
| In office April 29, 2008 – June 30, 2016 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III |
| Secretary | Francisco Duque III Esperanza Cabral Enrique Ona Janette Garin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paulyn Jean Buenaflor Rosell June 29, 1962 Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Spouse | Edwin F. Ubial |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of the Philippines Integrated School |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BS) University of the East (MD) University of the Philippines Manila (M.P.H.) |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Profession | Physician |
Paulyn Jean Buenaflor Rosell-Ubial[1] (born June 29, 1962)[2] is a Filipino physician who served as Secretary of Health on an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte nominated her in 2016, but the Commission on Appointments rejected her appointment in 2017.
She spent her entire career in public health and was an assistant secretary of the Department of Health from 2008 to 2016.
- ^ "Health chief's appointment disapproved by the CA" (PDF). comappt.gov.ph. Commission on Appointments. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Villa, Jet (June 14, 2016). "Medical community upbeat about DOH secretary-designate Ubial". InterAksyon. Retrieved June 25, 2016.