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Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines
Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman
Official seal of the cabinet department
since July 12, 2022
StyleMadam Secretary (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Member ofThe Cabinet
Reports toThe President
SeatVisayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
AppointerThe President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderGalicano Apacible
FormationJanuary 1, 1917
Websitewww.denr.gov.ph Edit this at Wikidata

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.

Functions

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The 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

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1917–1933

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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)
[5][6] 		November 2,
1921 		July 17,
1923
–[a] Silverio Apostol
[7] 		July 18,
1923 		September 6,
1928
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Henry L. Stimson
6 Rafael Alunan
[8] 		September 6,
1928 		January 1,
1933
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Dwight F. Davis
George C. Butte
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

1947–present

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No. Portrait Secretary Took office Left office President
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[9]
7 Mariano Garchitorena
(1898–1961) 		July 1,
1947 		September 1,
1948 		Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
8 Placido Mapa
[10] 		September 21,
1948 		September 14,
1950
9[b] Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
[10][11][12] 		September 14,
1950 		May 26,
1953
–[a] Placido Mapa
[13] 		May 26,
1953 		December 29,
1953
10 Salvador Araneta
(1902–1982)
[14] 		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)
[15] 		December 30,
1965 		January 15,
1971 		Ferdinand Marcos
15 Arturo Tanco Jr.
[15] 		January 15,
1971 		May 17,
1974
Secretary of Natural Resources[16]
16 Jose Leido Jr. May 17,
1974 		June 2,
1978 		Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Natural Resources[17]
(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
19 Ernesto Maceda
(1935–2016) 		February 25,
1986 		December 1,
1986 		Corazon Aquino
20 Carlos Dominguez III
(born 1945) 		December 2,
1986 		January 30,
1987
Minister of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[18]
(20) Carlos Dominguez III
(born 1945) 		January 30,
1987 		February 11,
1987 		Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[19]
(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
[20] 		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
25 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 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)
[21] 		June 30,
2010 		June 30,
2016 		Benigno Aquino III
–[d] Gina Lopez
(1953–2019)
[22][23] 		June 30,
2016 		May 3,
2017 		Rodrigo Duterte
31 Roy Cimatu
(born 1946)
[24] 		May 8,
2017 		February 18,
2022
–[a] Jim Sampula
[25] 		February 18,
2022 		June 22,
2022
–[e] Joselin Marcus Fragada
[25] 		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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Acting secretary.
  2. ^ In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
  3. ^ In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
  4. ^ Interim secretary.
  5. ^ a b Officer in charge.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Executive Order No. 192, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Act No. 2666. - AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS". Supreme Court E-Library.
  3. ^ Official Gazette Vol. XV, No. 4. Reporter of the Supreme Court. 1917. p. 151.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands, 1923. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 35.
  7. ^ Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands, 1923. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 181.
  8. ^ Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands 1928. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1930. p. 175.
  9. ^ "Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  10. ^ a b Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1903, Part 3. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1904. p. 682.
  11. ^ "Appointments and Designations: December, 1950". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Appointments and Designations: March, 1954". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  15. ^ a b "Vice President Quits Manila Cabinet Post". The New York Times. January 15, 1971.
  16. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 461, s. 1974". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  17. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  18. ^ "Executive Order No. 131, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  19. ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  20. ^ "Re-inventing the forestry agencies of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines: a case study". www.fao.org. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  21. ^ "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  22. ^ Viray, Patricia Lourdes (June 30, 2016). "Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
  23. ^ Santos, Eimor P. (May 3, 2017). "CA rejects Gina Lopez appointment as DENR chief". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017.
  24. ^ "Cimatu appointed DENR secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020.
  25. ^ a b Kabagani, Lade Jean (February 18, 2022). "Cimatu resigns as DENR chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022.
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