The Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 confirmed Dra. Faye Erika Q. Labrador as a full-fledged Provincial Health Officer in Palawan.
According to Dra. Labrador, one of her main duties is to oversee the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and to ensure the provision of quality health services to the Palaweños.
“The duty of the Provincial Health Officer is to oversee the health care system in the province and not just to oversee but to make sure that there is a quality health service delivery in the province appropriate for the Palaweños. So it is the duty of the Provincial Health Officer that the mission shall be executed. It is to deliver a quality, effective, affordable and efficient health service sa ating mga kababayan” Labrador said.
“It’s really my desire to serve the province of Palawan that’s why I came back from the residency. Although I’ve been married to a non-Palaweño, but it’s really a desire to comeback because it’s my Province and rest assured that I will be of service to the health of the Province of Palawan from this day onwards” She expressed.
The Health Officer assured that she has a good relationship with all the Municipal Health Officers in the province for the proper implementation of all health programs of the Provincial Government especially now during the pandemic.
Dra. Labrador has been the Officer in Charge (OIC) of Roxas Medicare Hospital since 2015 before being appointed as Acting PHO since August 2020.
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