The secretary of environment and natural resources (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman) is the head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines.
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman | |
 Official seal of the cabinet department | |
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| Style | Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | The Cabinet |
| Reports to | The President |
| Seat | Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City |
| Appointer | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Galicano Apacible |
| Formation | January 1, 1917 |
| Website | www |
Functions
editThe following are the functions of the secretary of environment and natural resources:[1]
- Advise the president on the promulgation of rules, regulations and other issuances relative to the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country's natural resources;
- Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the department in accordance with the programs of the government;
- Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the department's mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects;
- Exercise supervision over all functions and activities of the department;
- Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative or substantive function to subordinate officials of the department; and
- Perform other functions as may be provided by law or assigned appropriately by the president.
List
edit1917–1933
edit| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[2] | |||||
| 4 | 
|
Galicano Apacible (1864–1949) [3][4] |
January 11, 1917 |
October 31, 1921 |
Francis Burton Harrison |
| Charles Yeater | |||||
| Leonard Wood | |||||
| 5 | Rafael Corpus (1880–1960) [4][5] |
November 2, 1921 |
July 17, 1923 | ||
| –[a] | Silverio Apostol [6] |
July 18, 1923 |
September 6, 1928 | ||
| Eugene Allen Gilmore | |||||
| Henry L. Stimson | |||||
| 6 | 
|
Rafael Alunan [7] |
September 6, 1928 |
January 1, 1933 | |
| Eugene Allen Gilmore | |||||
| Dwight F. Davis | |||||
| George C. Butte | |||||
| Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | |||||
1947–present
edit| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[8] | |||||
| 7 | Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961) |
July 1, 1947 |
September 1, 1948 |
Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| 8 | Placido Mapa [9] |
September 21, 1948 |
September 14, 1950 | ||
| 9[b] | 
|
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) [9][10][11] |
September 14, 1950 |
May 26, 1953 | |
| –[a] | Placido Mapa [12] |
May 26, 1953 |
December 29, 1953 | ||
| 10 | Salvador Araneta (1902–1982) [13] |
March 10, 1954 |
August 13, 1955 |
Ramon Magsaysay | |
| 11 | Juan Rodriguez | August 18, 1954 |
March 3, 1960 | ||
| Carlos P. Garcia | |||||
| 12 | Cesar Fortich | March 3, 1960 |
September 15, 1961 | ||
| –[a] | 
|
Jose Locsin (1891–1977) |
September 15, 1961 |
December 30, 1961 | |
| 13 | Benjamin Gozon | 1962 | 1963 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
| 14 | Jose Feliciano | 1963 | 1965 | ||
| (9)[c] |
|
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) [14] |
December 30, 1965 |
January 15, 1971 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
| 15 | Arturo Tanco Jr. [14] |
January 15, 1971 |
May 17, 1974 | ||
| Secretary of Natural Resources[15] | |||||
| 16 | Jose Leido Jr. | May 17, 1974 |
June 2, 1978 |
Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Minister of Natural Resources[16] | |||||
| (16) | Arturo Tanco Jr. | June 2, 1978 |
July 26, 1981 |
Ferdinand Marcos | |
| 17 | Teodoro Peña | July 27, 1981 |
June 30, 1984 | ||
| 18 | Rodolfo del Rosario | July 18, 1984 |
February 25, 1986 | ||
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|
Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016) |
February 25, 1986 |
December 1, 1986 |
Corazon Aquino |
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|
Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) |
December 2, 1986 |
January 30, 1987 | |
| Minister of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[17] | |||||
| (20) |
|
Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) |
January 30, 1987 |
February 11, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
| Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[18] | |||||
| (20) |
|
Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) |
February 11, 1987 |
March 9, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
| 21 | Jun Factoran (1943–2020) |
March 10, 1987 |
June 10, 1987 | ||
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources[1] | |||||
| (21) | Jun Factoran (1943–2020) |
June 10, 1987 |
June 30, 1992 |
Corazon Aquino | |
| –[a] | Ricardo Umali [19] |
July 1, 1992 |
August 31, 1992 |
Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 22 | 
|
Angel Alcala (1929–2023) |
September 8, 1992 |
June 30, 1995 | |
| 23 | Victor Ramos | July 1, 1995 |
June 30, 1998 | ||
| 24 | Antonio Cerilles (born 1948) |
June 30, 1998 |
January 25, 2001 |
Joseph Estrada | |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |||||
| –[a] | Joemari Gerochi | January 25, 2001 |
March 28, 2001 | ||
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Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020) |
March 29, 2001 |
December 13, 2002 | |
| 26 | Elisea Gozun | December 13, 2002 |
August 31, 2004 | ||
| 27 | 
|
Mike Defensor (born 1969) |
August 31, 2004 |
February 15, 2006 | |
| 28 | 
|
Angelo Reyes (1945–2011) |
February 15, 2006 |
July 31, 2007 | |
| 29 | .jpg)
|
Lito Atienza (born 1941) |
July 31, 2007 |
December 28, 2009 | |
| –[a] | Eleazar Quinto | January 4, 2010 |
February 12, 2010 | ||
| –[a] | Horacio Ramos | February 12, 2010 |
June 30, 2010 | ||
| 30 | 
|
Ramón Paje (born 1960) [20] |
June 30, 2010 |
June 30, 2016 |
Benigno Aquino III |
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|
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) [21][22] |
June 30, 2016 |
May 3, 2017 |
Rodrigo Duterte |
| 31 | 
|
Roy Cimatu (born 1946) [23] |
May 8, 2017 |
February 18, 2022 | |
| –[a] | Jim Sampula [24] |
February 18, 2022 |
June 22, 2022 | ||
| –[e] | Joselin Marcus Fragada [24] |
June 22, 2022 |
June 30, 2022 | ||
| –[e] | Ernesto Adobo Jr. | June 30, 2022 |
July 12, 2022 |
Bongbong Marcos | |
| 32 |
|
Toni Yulo-Loyzaga | July 12, 2022 |
Incumbent | |
Notes
editReferences
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Act No. 2666. - AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS". Supreme Court E-Library.
- ^ Official Gazette Vol. XV, No. 4. Reporter of the Supreme Court. 1917. p. 151.
- ^ a b Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands: Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, Together with Reports of the Heads of the Departments of the Philippine Government, for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1920. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1923. p. 163.
- ^ Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands, 1923. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 35.
- ^ Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands, 1923. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 181.
- ^ Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands 1928. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1930. p. 175.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ a b Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1903, Part 3. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1904. p. 682.
- ^ "Appointments and Designations: December, 1950". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ Preston, Paul; Partride, Michael; Best, Anthony, eds. (2000). British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print. Part V, From 1951 through 1956, Series E, Asia, 1954. Vol. 7. University Publications of America. p. 526.
- ^ Preston, Paul; Partride, Michael; Best, Anthony, eds. (2000). British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print. Part V, From 1951 through 1956, Series E, Asia, 1954. Vol. 7. University Publications of America. pp. 526–527.
- ^ "Appointments and Designations: March, 1954". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ a b "Vice President Quits Manila Cabinet Post". The New York Times. January 15, 1971.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 461, s. 1974". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 131, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ "Re-inventing the forestry agencies of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines: a case study". www.fao.org. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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- ^ Santos, Eimor P. (May 3, 2017). "CA rejects Gina Lopez appointment as DENR chief". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017.
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