Palace spokesman Harry Roque put the two telco bosses on the spot after Health Undersecretary Leopoldo “Bong” Vega reported that the OHCC needed more phone lines to field communications between hospitals.
Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega, the newly minted Covid-19 treatment czar, said on Monday he would seek to expand hospital capacities nationwide as the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds had reached a “danger zone” in Metro Manila.
Vega stressed that he has no ambition to become Health Secretary, adding that he was only asked to assist in the distribution of financial assistance to health workers who had contracted or died from COVID-19.
Newly appointed Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega promised better coordination of the health department with other agencies and government task forces in combating the Covid-19 pandemic.
The head of the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City was named undersecretary of the Department of Health, following blunders under Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.