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| name = Enrique Ona
| name = Enrique Ona
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| order =
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| president = [[Benigno Aquino III]]
| president = [[Benigno Aquino III]]
| office = [[Secretary of Health (Philippines)|Secretary of Health]]
| office = 27th [[Secretary of Health (Philippines)|Secretary of Health]]
| term_start = June 30, 2010
| term_start = June 30, 2010
| term_end = December 19, 2014<ref>http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/658206/its-final-ona-quits</ref>
| term_end = December 19, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/658206/its-final-ona-quits|title = It's final; Ona quits|date = 19 December 2014}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Esperanza Cabral]]
| predecessor = [[Esperanza Cabral]]
| successor = [[Janette Garin]]
| successor = [[Janette Garin]]
| president1 = [[Joseph Estrada]] <br> [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]

| president1 = [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]]
| office1 = Executive Director of [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]]
| office1 = Executive Director of [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]]
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_start1 = 1999
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| successor1 = Aileen Riego-Javier
| successor1 = Aileen Riego-Javier
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|6|4|mf=y}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|6|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sagay, Negros Occidental|Sagay]], [[Negros Occidental]], [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]
| birth_place = [[Sagay, Negros Occidental|Sagay]], [[Negros Occidental]], [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]
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| nationality = [[Philippines|Filipino]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of the Philippines Manila]]
| alma_mater = [[University of the Philippines Manila]]
| occupation = [[Surgeon]]<br>[[Government official]]
| occupation = [[Surgeon]]<br />[[Government official]]
| profession = Doctor
| profession = Doctor
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| birth_name = Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.
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'''Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.'''<ref name="kap">{{cite web|url=http://www.phikappamu.com/web4/index.php/news/96-upmasball2013|title=PHI brods headline UPMAS Homecoming Ball 2013|publisher=Phi Kappa Mu|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> (born June 4, 1939) is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2014, succeeding Dr. [[Esperanza Cabral]]. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his [[Doctor of Medicine]] (M.D.) from the [[University of the Philippines College of Medicine]] at the [[University of the Philippines Manila]].
'''Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.'''<ref name="kap">{{cite web|url=http://www.phikappamu.com/web4/index.php/news/96-upmasball2013|title=PHI brods headline UPMAS Homecoming Ball 2013|publisher=Phi Kappa Mu|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> (born June 4, 1939) is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2014, succeeding Dr. [[Esperanza Cabral]]. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his [[Doctor of Medicine]] (M.D.) from the [[University of the Philippines College of Medicine]] at the [[University of the Philippines Manila]].


==Background==
==Background==
Dr. Ona hails from [[Pagadian City]]. He is the son of the first Provincial Health Officer of Zamboanga del Sur.<ref name="Philstar">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/gwt/x?site=universal&oe=UTF-8&q=enrique+ona+pagadian&hl=enl&resnum=5&ei=AbE4TNCaJoLslgeng7ayAw&ved=0CBAQFjAE&source=m&rd=1&u=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId%3D590990%26publicationSubCategoryId%3D63|title=The President's Men and Women: DOH chief to promote reproductive health|publisher=Philstar |date=2010-07-07 |access-date=2010-07-11}}{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref>
Dr. Ona hails from [[Pagadian City]]. He is the son of the first Provincial Health Officer of Zamboanga del Sur.<ref name="Philstar">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/gwt/x?site=universal&oe=UTF-8&q=enrique+ona+pagadian&hl=enl&resnum=5&ei=AbE4TNCaJoLslgeng7ayAw&ved=0CBAQFjAE&source=m&rd=1&u=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId%3D590990%26publicationSubCategoryId%3D63|title=The President's Men and Women: DOH chief to promote reproductive health|publisher=Philstar |date=2010-07-07 |access-date=2010-07-11}} {{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref>


Before being appointed by President [[Benigno Aquino III]] to the Health secretary post, Ona was the executive director of the [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]] (NKTI), the post he held for 11 years<ref name="sunstar1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/profile-aquino-s-cabinet-members |title=Profile of Aquino’s Cabinet members |publisher=Sunstar |date=2010-07-03 |access-date=2010-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115852/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/profile-aquino-s-cabinet-members |archive-date=2014-02-02 }}</ref> and has been the president of the Transplantation Society of the Philippines since 1989. He also holds a medical license in the state of [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]].
Before being appointed by President [[Benigno Aquino III]] to the Health secretary post, Ona was the executive director of the [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]] (NKTI), the post he held for 11 years<ref name="sunstar1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/profile-aquino-s-cabinet-members |title=Profile of Aquino's Cabinet members |publisher=Sunstar |date=2010-07-03 |access-date=2010-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115852/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/profile-aquino-s-cabinet-members |archive-date=2014-02-02 }}</ref> and has been the president of the Transplantation Society of the Philippines since 1989. He also holds a medical license in the state of [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]].


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Revision as of 21:26, 28 April 2024

Enrique Ona
27th Secretary of Health
In office
June 30, 2010 – December 19, 2014[1]
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byEsperanza Cabral
Succeeded byJanette Garin
Executive Director of National Kidney and Transplant Institute
In office
1999–2010
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Succeeded byAileen Riego-Javier
Personal details
Born
Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.

(1939-06-04) June 4, 1939 (age 85)
Sagay, Negros Occidental, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila
OccupationSurgeon
Government official
ProfessionDoctor

Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.[2] (born June 4, 1939) is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2014, succeeding Dr. Esperanza Cabral. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at the University of the Philippines Manila.

Background

Dr. Ona hails from Pagadian City. He is the son of the first Provincial Health Officer of Zamboanga del Sur.[3]

Before being appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to the Health secretary post, Ona was the executive director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), the post he held for 11 years[4] and has been the president of the Transplantation Society of the Philippines since 1989. He also holds a medical license in the state of Massachusetts, United States.

Health Secretary

After being appointed to the Health Department post, president Benigno Aquino III has instructed him "with regard to expediting universal coverage of PhilHealth, which was one of the campaign promises of Aquino considering that health is the third priority in the platform of the Aquino administration."[4]

Awards and recognition

  • The Presidential Award of Recognition in Organ Transplantation, Year 2000.
  • Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for Medicine in 1979.

References

  1. ^ "It's final; Ona quits". 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ "PHI brods headline UPMAS Homecoming Ball 2013". Phi Kappa Mu. December 20, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "The President's Men and Women: DOH chief to promote reproductive health". Philstar. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-11. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Aquino's Cabinet members". Sunstar. 2010-07-03. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
Preceded by Philippine Secretary of Health
2010 – 2014
Succeeded by